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- Apply for and manage building permits (replaces BAMS)
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Protecting adjoining properties
An owner who is proposing building work has obligations to protect adjoining property from potential damage from their building work. -
Energy efficiency requirements
When building a new home you must comply with the energy efficiency requirements of the National Construction Code Volume Two. -
Bushfire protection
Find out about ways to upgrade your home to improve protection from bushfires and guides for bushfire safety for homes. -
Swimming pools and spas
All landowners are legally required to register any pool or spa on their property with the relevant local council and must also have a compliant safety barrier in place. -
Landscaping
Find out what landscaping work must only be undertaken by a registered building practitioner and what other landscaping work this is not legally required for. -
Water use
There are many ways we can conserve water, find out about saving water, using greywater, stormwater and bore water. -
At the end of your building project
When you come to the end of your building project, there are a couple of final steps that need to happen. -
Statewide cladding audit
Our role in the Statewide Cladding Audit formally ended on 30 June 2023, however, we continue to support CSV and Councils in their responsibilities to assist building owners rectify combustible cladding. -
Small second dwelling
To make it easier to build a small second home, otherwise known as a small second dwelling, the Victoria Planning Provisions, all planning schemes and the Building Regulations have changed.
Last updated 30 June 2026