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Log in
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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
Renew your registration
All building practitioners need to renew their registration at least every 5 years to continue carrying out building work in Victoria. This requirement applies to companies as well as individual practitioners.
We will email you 5 months before you need to renew your registration.
Applications for renewal of registration must be submitted at least 3 months before the expiry date to avoid a late fee and to allow the BPC to assess your application.
If you apply on time, you will remain registered until we make a decision to grant or refuse your application, even if the expiry date passes.
What you need to do
As part of your renewal, you are required to undertake a national criminal history check.
Log in to BPC to:
- Renew your registration
or - Continue your draft renewal application
You can find the renewal form or your draft renewal on the Registration and Licensing page.
If you’re in a partnership
Each partner must complete a Partner’s Declaration Form and undertake a national criminal history check.
If you’re renewing a company
The same renewal application process applies for companies registered as building practitioners that wish to apply to renew their registration.
Each director must complete a Director’s Declaration Form and undertake a national criminal history check, whether they are a registered building practitioner or not.
If you are a director that holds BPC registration, you must maintain your own registration and continue to meet your annual fee and insurance and renewal obligations for your company to remain registered.
What happens after you apply
Once you apply to renew your registration as a building practitioner, we will check that you have completed the application correctly and submitted the required documents.
We will conduct checks to assess whether you continue to be a fit and proper person to practise as a building practitioner, including that you are covered by the required insurance. The BPC will not reassess knowledge and experience as part of the registration renewal process.
If we grant your application for registration renewal, you will receive confirmation in the mail, along with a new certificate of registration. Individual practitioners will also receive a new identification card.
If your application is incomplete or we need more information, we will contact you in writing and outline what we need.
Last updated 30 June 2026