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This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Research on featherweight housing exploring affordable, compliant and rapidly deployable construction solutions for Victoria’s housing challenges.
Read the VBA’s Q3 2022 to 2023 Proactive Inspections Program report, featuring 1,887 building and plumbing inspections, key compliance findings, enforcement actions, and insights into building safety and industry standards across Victoria.
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Application form for apprentice refrigerated air-conditioning registration outlining requirements, documentation and details needed for compliant submission in Victoria.
The VBA Building Surveyor Audit Program Volume 1 Class 2–9 Buildings (January 2022 to June 2022) found widespread documentation gaps and compliance issues across 29 buildings, especially in fire safety, structure, and weatherproofing, with every
Research into capturing digital building information to improve compliance, transparency and lifecycle management in construction.
This ministerial guideline sets out how fees are determined for appointing a prescribed building practitioner as an inspector.
This document outlines the major updates in the 2025 edition of AS/NZS 3500.2, detailing new sanitary plumbing and drainage compliance requirements for practitioners in Victoria. Key amendments focus on mitigating struvite build-up in waterless