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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.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Critical overhauls to the Security of Payment Act 2002, including extended claim timeframes, the removal of excluded amounts, and new unfair time-bar provisions affecting all Victorian construction contracts.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Learn how the BPC uses remedial measures—such as Directions to Fix, Rectification Notices, and Orders—to correct non-compliant building and plumbing work, protect consumers, and ensure safety in Victoria.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Guide to show cause process for builders covering notices, responses and outcomes for managing compliance issues in Victoria’s building industry.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Suspected illegal building or plumbing in Victoria? Report unregistered and unlicensed work anonymously using the BPC’s online tip-off tool to stay safe.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Compliance certificates ensure plumbing work is accountable and defect‑free. Builders and surveyors must verify all certificates before issuing an Occupancy Permit.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This practice note provides guidance on how to interpret and apply building and plumbing regulatory requirements, supporting consistent compliance and best‑practice outcomes.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Learn how to amend a lodged compliance certificate in VBA360, including eligibility, steps and requirements to keep records accurate and compliant
Created: 30 Jun 2026