Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) The owner is the principal contractor of the workplace where the construction project is to be carried out unless the owner—
(a) appoints a principal contractor for the construction work performed for or on behalf of the owner; and
(b) authorises the principal contractor to manage or control the workplace to the extent necessary to discharge the duties imposed on a principal contractor under this Subdivision.
(2) If domestic premises become a workplace due to construction work being performed and the owner of those premises engages a person to manage or control the workplace, the person engaged is taken to be the principal contractor for the purposes of this Subdivision.