Victorian Numbered Acts

BUILDING AMENDMENT (REGISTRATION OF BUILDING TRADES AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2018 (NO. 46 OF 2018)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF BUILDING ACT 1993--REGISTRATION OF BUILDING TRADES

           Division 1--Definitions

   4.      Definitions  

           Division 2--Amendments relating to registration of builders

   5.      Specification of builders in relation to specific building work  
   6.      Restrictions on owner-builder  
   7.      Prescribed temporary structures—special provisions  
   8.      Offence for owner-builder to sell building without report or insurance  
   9.      Representation in relation to registration  
   10.     New section 169EA inserted  
   11.     Offence for person to carry out certain domestic building work unless registered  
   12.     New sections 169FA and 169FB inserted  
   13.     Who may apply for registration?  
   14.     Registration  
   15.     Issue of certificate of registration  
   16.     Period of registration  
   17.     Renewal of registration  
   18.     Consequences of suspension of registration  
   19.     Assessment of levy  
   20.     Building surveyor may rely on certificate by other registered building practitioner  
   21.     New Part 11A inserted—Licensing of building employees  
   22.     Functions of the Authority  
   23.     Certificate of Registrar  

           Division 4--General amendments relating to the registration of building trades

   24.     General regulation-making powers  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF BUILDING ACT 1993--SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS

   25.     Definitions  
   26.     Building regulations with respect to swimming pools and spas  
   27.     Appeals—Building regulations  
   28.      New section 216D inserted  
   29.     Additional regulation-making powers  

   PART 4--OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING ACT 1993

   30.     Definitions  
   31.     Specification of builders in relation to specific building work  
   32.     New section 25AA inserted  
   33.     Notice of ending of engagement of builder  
   34.     Notice to relevant building surveyor of subsequent engagement of builder  
   35.     Change of builder on building permit  
   36.     Suspension of building permit  
   37.     Certificate of consent  
   38.     Repeal of section 36  
   39.     Orders to owners, occupiers or builders  
   40.     Actions by private building surveyors  
   41.     Building orders—general  
   42.     Application for registration—general  
   43.     New section 171GA inserted  
   44.     Issue of replacement certificate of registration or registration card  
   45.     Meaning of disciplinary action  
   46.     Grounds for disciplinary action  
   47.     New section 179B inserted  
   48.     Immediate suspension of registration  
   49.     Show cause notice  
   50.     Disciplinary or other action by Authority on giving of undertaking  
   51.     Taking disciplinary action after show cause notice  
   52.     Applying for internal review  
   53.     New section 188AA inserted  
   54.     Delegation of Minister's functions  
   55.     Minister may require Authority to act as building surveyor  
   56.     New section 192B inserted  
   57.     VBA inspector's identification  
   58.     Directions and recommendations in relation to building surveyors  
   59.     Renewal of licence or registration  
   60.     Enforcement staff  
   61.     Grounds on which disciplinary action may be taken  
   62.     Authorised person's identification  
   63.     Production of identification  
   64.     Power of entry—inspections required or authorised for the purposes of this Act or regulations  
   65.      Entering for monitoring and other purposes  
   66.     Entry in emergency  
   67.     Form and content of warrant  
   68.     Form and content of search warrants  
   69.     Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant  
   70.     Retention and return of seized documents or things  
   71.     Taking samples  
   72.     Injunctions  
   73.     New sections 275 and 276 inserted  
   74.     Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Principal Act—Building regulations—Regulation-making powers  
   75.     Statute law revision and other amendments  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018

   76.     Amendment of the Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995

   77.     Cancellation of breach of dispute resolution order notice  

           Division 3--Amendment of the Sale of Land Act 1962

   78.     Matters relating to land use to be disclosed in section 32 statement  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1989

   79.     New Part 8B inserted  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   80.     Repeal of amending Act  
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