Victorian Current Acts

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 25AB

    (1)     This section applies if—

S. 25AB(1)(a) amended by No. 46/2018 s. 34(a).

        (a)     a building permit is issued in relation to building work and whether or not the building permit is suspended; and

S. 25AB(1)(b) amended by Nos 46/2018 s. 34(b), 26/2019 s. 116(1).

        (b)     subsequently a building practitioner, an endorsed building engineer or architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 (the builder ) is engaged to carry out the building work.

    (2)     The owner of the building or land in or on which the building work is to be carried out may give the relevant building surveyor written notice of the engagement in accordance with subsection (3).

    (3)     A notice under subsection (2) must include—

S. 25AB(3)(a) amended by No. 26/2019 s. 116(2).

        (a)     the name of the building practitioner and the building practitioner's registration number, the name of the endorsed building engineer and the endorsed building engineer's number or the architect's name and registration number (as the case requires); and

        (b)     if the engagement is to carry out domestic building work and the cost of the work exceeds the prescribed amount, an extract of the contract showing the names of the parties to the contract and a certificate of insurance from the insurer providing the required insurance in relation to the building work; and

        (c)     any other prescribed details.

    (4)     In this section—

"prescribed amount" means—

        (a)     the amount prescribed by the regulations (if any); or

        (b)     if an amount is not prescribed, $16 000.

S. 25AC inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 23, amended by Nos 46/2018 s. 35, 40/2021 s. 7.