Special advisory panel

The Building Special Advisory Panel (BSAP) and Plumbing Special Advisory Panel (PSAP) are advisory bodies to the Commissioner.

The Panels were created under the direction of the Minister for Housing and Building to support good governance and the program of change already underway. The panels are comprised of independent members who have the knowledge and skills to contribute advice and industry insight to the Commissioner.

The BSAP and PSAP provide advice to the Commissioner on:

• Our practices and performance
• Industry practices and performance
• Improving the consumer experience
• Local, national, and international factors that impact on industry behaviours, consumer outcomes, and compliance with Victorian laws
• New technologies, consumer trends and emerging risks that are expected to impact the building industry and consumers
• Future regulatory reforms and changes to our policies or practices

The panels meets at minimum 6 times a year and are each comprised of members who are appointed by the Commissioner in consultation with the Minister for Housing and Building.

BSAP members

As at 23 March 2025:

• Anna Cronin, Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer
• Steven Baxas, State Building Surveyor
• Linda Allison, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Institute of Australia
• Cath Evans, Victorian Executive Director, Property Council of Australia - Victorian Division
• Kelly Grigsby, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Association of Victoria
• Peter Jolly, President, Victorian Municipal Building Surveyors Group Inc.
• Wayne Liddy, President, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
• Michaela Lihou, Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Association of Victoria
• Tina Ngu, Victorian Building Monitor
• Keith Ryan, Executive Director Victoria, Housing Industry Association
• Stephanie Tonkin, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Law Action Centre

PSAP members

As at 23 March 2025:

• Anna Cronin, Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer
• Steven Baxas, State Building Surveyor
• Norm Anderson, President, Master Plumbers
• Prof Rebecca Bentley, Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing
• Samantha Ellison, Senior Legal Counsel and Company Secretary, Incolink
• Shayne La Combre, Chief Executive Officer, Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre
• Tina Ngu, Victorian Building Monitor
• Ben Rimmington, President, Association of Hydraulic Services Consultants Australia (Vic)
• Earl Setches, Secretary, Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union