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Log in to BPC Online
- Apply for and manage building permits (replaces BAMS)
- Apply for and maintain registration
- Keep insurance up to date
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Log in to BAMS
- Apply for building permit numbers (BPNs)
- Process levy payments
- Submit relevant building surveyor monthly reports for prescribed events
- Amend BPN records and building permit details
- Advise changes to the cost of buildding work
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Log in to VBA360
- Purchase and manage compliance certificates
- Create and amend drain inpection bookings
- Submit and track a building or plumbing complaint
- Submit, manage and track an owner-builder application
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Log in to eToolbox
- Apply for a plumbing licence and/or registration
- Renew a plumbing licence or registration
- Update plumber persional details
- Request a plumber ID card
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Log in to BuildVic
- Purchase domestic building insurance (DBI)
- View certificates of insurance
- Access your DBI letter of eligibility
- Check current job limits and premium rates
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BPC tools and powers
The BPC uses a range of tools from education to enforcement to ensure compliance, improve behaviour and protect public safety. -
Remedial measures
Remedial measures fix non‑compliant work to protect safety and consumers, and may apply to practitioners, owners or occupiers alongside other actions. -
Directions to Fix
DTFs are formal, non‑punitive tools used under the Building Act 1993 to address non‑compliant work and encourage industry compliance. -
Rectification Orders
If a Rectification Order is ignored, we may take disciplinary action, including suspending or cancelling the practitioner’s registration. -
Suspension, cancellation and disqualifications
Learn about enforcement powers, including immediate suspensions, licence cancellations, and disqualification periods for non-compliant practitioners. -
Financial penalties
Learn how financial penalties are set for non-compliant practitioners, the value of penalty units, and the differences between discipline and court-imposed fines. -
Prosecutions and injunctions
Learn about the legal pathways used to address serious non-compliance, including criminal proceedings in court, court-ordered injunctions, and referrals for indictable offences. -
Discipline
Learn about the protective disciplinary frameworks, including the builder show-cause process, formal plumbing inquiries, and potential penalties like licence suspension, training mandates, or financial fines. -
Show cause process for builders
Learn about the protective disciplinary frameworks, including the builder show-cause process, formal plumbing inquiries, and potential penalties like licence suspension, training mandates, or financial fines. -
Internal review
Learn how registered and licensed builders can challenge regulatory decisions in Victoria. Explore the step-by-step internal review process, submission timelines, required evidence, and options for external VCAT appeals. -
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Last updated 30 June 2026