Authorisation of the use of public buildings and contained public events was transferred in 1994 from the Health Act to the Building Act. Public entertainment in a place of public entertainment can only be conducted if an occupancy permit has been obtained under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Building Act.
The following table lists the fundamental requirements:
Public Entertainment?
Definition: A place used or intended to be used for entertainment or meeting to which admission may ordinarily be gained by members of the public or a building used for providing entertainment or meeting (irrespective of admission).
A Place of Public Entertainment
Note: An Occupancy Permit issued under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Building Act is required for any or all of the following:
An application for an occupancy permit must be made:
in the case of 1 & 2 to the Municipal Building Surveyor
in the case of 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 to the Victorian Building Authority
We proudly acknowledge the First Peoples of Victoria and their ongoing strength in practising the world’s oldest living culture.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we live and work and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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We proudly acknowledge the First Peoples of Victoria and their ongoing strength in practising the world’s oldest living culture.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we live and work and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Copyright © 2023
Victorian Municipal Building Surveyors Group