DECLARATION OF THE MINISTER THAT THE VICTORIAN BUILDING AUTHORITY IS TO CARRY OUT THE FUNCTIONS OF A MUNICIPAL BUILDING SURVEYOR I, Richard Wynne, Minister for Planning, and being the Minister responsible for the Building Act 1993, (‘Act’) under section 190 of the Act, after having formed the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, declare that

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Building Alert Supreme Court of Victoria provides guidance with regard to the interpretation of Regulation 414 of the Building Regulations 23 October 2017 | Published by Marcus Heath, Ian Pridgeon, Daniel Silfo, Elizabeth Flanagan, Angelina Bell of RK Lawyers Anderson v Building Appeals Board [2017] VSC 415 (21 July 2017) Background The plaintiffs filed two appeals with the Building Appeals Board (“Board”)

Identity cards for authorised persons under the Building Act Published by Ian Pridgeon, Marcus Heath, Daniel Silfo, Elizabeth Flanagan, Angelina Bell of RK Lawyers Sections 228 and 228A of the Building Act 1993 (Building Act) operate to allow a municipal building surveyor (MBS) to authorise a person to exercise any or all of the powers of the MBS under Division

Amendments to section 241 of the Building Act 1993 – limitation periods for offences 21 November 2017 | Published by Ian Pridgeon, Marcus Heath, Daniel Silfo, Elizabeth Flanagan, Angelina Bell The Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 has resulted in amendments to section 241 of the Building Act 1993 (“Act”).  Section 241 – Proceedings for offences, was amended

An interesting Article by Justin Cotton Untangling the Requirements of Protection Works Insurance for Large and Small Building Projects in Victoria 13 Dec 2017 By Justin Cotton, Director, Lovegrove & Cotton http://lclawyers.com.au/untangling-the-requirements-of-protection-works-insurance-for-large-and-small-building-projects-in-victoria/

The Victorian Municipal Building Surveyors Group is looking at running a 14 day China study tour in June 2018 visiting in the cities of Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian and Beijing.  The cost of the tour including international and domestic flights, bullet train and shared accommodation is $3995 pp. This tour is open to all members who wish to attend including partners

Victorian Cladding Taskforce Interim Report November 2017Please find a link the Interim report, this is a Chairs report and not the final Taskforce report. https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/building-policy/victorian-cladding-taskforce   Victorian Cladding Taskforce Interim Report November 2017 Also link to Victorian Cladding Taskforce website https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/building-policy/victorian-cladding-taskforce

For members: The significant changes document has been updated made it available for all to use. Please CLICK HERE to access the document.