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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
Overview of thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) work under Victorian Plumbing Regulations, including scope, exclusions, required competencies, and pathways to registration and licensing within the water supply class.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Overview of 2023 regulations covering solar water heater requirements, compliance updates and revised building and plumbing standards in Victoria.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Overview of 2023 Building and Plumbing Amendment Regulations covering NCC updates, compliance changes and revised standards for building and plumbing in Victoria.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Victorian Building Authority's 2020 to 2021 annual report, covering record permit approvals, COVID-19 regulatory response, inspections and enforcement, cladding audit progress, digital transformation initiatives, and industry reform developments.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Overview of Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Act 2024, covering reforms, compliance changes and strengthened building regulation in Victoria.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This form is for relevant building surveyors to provide notice of imminent lapse of building permit completion of work (Form 4), advising applicants to complete works or risk permit expiry.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This form is the notice of imminent lapse of building permit (Form 3), for relevant building surveyors to alert applicants to commence work or risk permit expiry.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
This form is the application for or renewal of accreditation for building products and assessing compliance, systems, or methods with regulatory requirements.
Created: 30 Jun 2026
Victorian Building Authority's 2021 to 2022 annual report, covering industry growth, inspections and enforcement activity, cladding safety work, digital transformation, research initiatives, and the launch of the Vision27 strategy.
Created: 30 Jun 2026