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This updates previous Minister’s Guideline MG-13 issued May 2009.
Pursuant to section 188(1)(a) of the Building Act 1993 (the Act) I hereby issue the following guideline concerning discretion under section 10 of the Act to apply to new building regulations or an amendment to a building regulation. Section 188(7) of the Act provides that municipal building surveyors and private building surveyors must have regard to a relevant guideline in carrying out a function under the Act.
SONYA KILKENNY MP Minister for Planning
This amendment published in the Victoria Government Gazette S 584 on 27 October 2025 amends parts of MG-13 to reflect updated regulatory terms for the category ‘building designers’.
The amendment should be read in parallel with the MG-13 guideline.
HARRIET SHING MP Minister for Housing and Building
Version history
Category
Ministerial Guideline
Version
1.0
Published
18 May 2023
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