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Learn how to appoint a building surveyor, their role in issuing permits, conducting inspections, and ensuring compliance with building regulations, plus the differences between private and municipal surveyors.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Learn what it means to be an owner builder and how prepare for the owner builder assessment.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Guide to builder registration for companies and partnerships covering requirements, eligibility and compliance obligations in Victoria’s building industry.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Victorian Building Authority 2015 to 2016 annual report, highlighting governance improvements, regulatory reforms, compliance programs, building safety initiatives, and performance in Victoria’s building and plumbing sectors.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Learn practical ways to save water at home, understand water‑efficient plumbing options, and find guidance from the Victorian Building Authority to reduce water use.
Created: 29 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: 24 Jun 2026
VBA Compliance & Enforcement Policy Framework explaining risk-based regulation, enforcement tools, and industry oversight to ensure building and plumbing compliance in Victoria.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Victorian Building Authority's 2023 to 2024 annual report, covering consumer-focused regulation, harms-based compliance approach, inspections and enforcement activity, industry reforms, and digital system improvements.
Created: 24 Jun 2026
The amended Victorian Security of Payment (SOP) Act applies retrospectively to construction contracts entered into before, on, or after 15 April 2026. However, these changes generally exclude payment claims served or adjudication applications made
Created: 24 Jun 2026
Learn about private bushfire shelters in Victoria, including approval requirements, design standards and responsibilities to help homeowners prepare for bushfire risk safely.
Created: 24 Jun 2026