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Cladding: A defining (and troubling) marker of the decade
The presence of non-compliant external wall cladding on apartment buildings, multi-storey residential buildings, hospitals, schools and aged-care facilities has been a defining and troubling marker of the decade, as well as a catalyst for majorhttps://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2019/cladding-a-defining-and-troubling-marker-of-the-decade -
Servicing gas appliances? Check your registration or licence before you start
If you service or test household gas appliances, you must be registered or licensed in Type A Appliance Servicing work.https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/servicing-gas-appliances-check-your-registration-or-licence-before-you-start -
VBA Plumbing Technical Bulletin – September 2023
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2023/plumbing-technical-bulletin/vba-plumbing-technical-bulletin-september-2023 -
Research report into fire safety of Building Integrated Photovoltaics
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2023/research-report-into-fire-safety-of-building-integrated-photovoltaics-is-now-available -
VBA Plumbing Technical Bulletin – May 2022
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2022/plumbing-technical-bulletin/vba-plumbing-technical-bulletin-may-2022 -
Lawful debt management: Victorian building and plumbing licences and registrations
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2023/lawful-debt-management-victorian-building-and-plumbing-licences-and-registrations -
Always identify your water supply before carrying out plumbing work
Plumbers working on a site with mains and recycled water must identify the source of a water supply before starting work.https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/always-identify-your-water-supply-before-carrying-out-plumbing-work -
Principal Fire Safety Engineer to boost VBA fire safety programs
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has appointed respected fire engineer Dr Weng Poh to the position of Principal Fire Safety Engineer to extend its fire safety programs.https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/principal-fire-safety-engineer-to-boost-vba-fire-safety-programs -
Building practitioners to face greater scrutiny as VBA gets new powers to stop phoenixing
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is stepping up scrutiny of building practitioners who engage in illegal phoenix activity.https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2020/building-practitioners-to-face-greater-scrutiny-as-vba-gets-new-powers-to-stop-phoenixing -
Two research reports published to help better understand major regulatory harms
https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/news/news/2023/two-research-reports-published-to-help-better-understand-major-regulatory-harms