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Building Amendment Regulations 2009

A Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared for the proposed Building Amendment Regulations 2009. Submissions are now being sought on the content of the RIS and the exposure draft of the Regulations.

Why have the regulations been prepared?
The Building Amendment Act 2008 amended the Building Act 1993 to:

• require applicants for registration as building practitioners to provide certain information with their application;
• require registered building practitioners to give notice to their clients, that the Building Practitioners Board has cancelled or suspended their registration;
• provide for a two tiered building surveyor system.

What is the purpose of the Regulations?
The purpose of the proposed Regulations is to prescribe those matters required to be prescribed under the Building Amendment Act 2008. When made the Regulations will amend the Building Regulations 2006 to:

• provide for what information is to be provided at the time of making an application for registration as a building practitioner;
• the form of the notices to be provided by registered building practitioners to their clients;
• the qualifications required for registration as a building surveyor (limited); and
• update references in relation to qualifications for registration of certain other categories and classes of building practitioners.

Regulatory Impact Statement and Building Amendment Regulations Exposure Draft
Public comments are invited on the RIS and the proposed Regulations:

Building Amendment Regulations 2009 RIS (DOC - 574 KB)
Building Amendment Regulations 2009 - Exposure draft (PDF - 176 KB)

Copies of the RIS and the proposed Regulations may also be obtained from Information Victoria on 1300 366 356 or email planning@diird.vic.gov.au.

When do submissions need to be in by?
All comments must be in writing and must be received by 5:00 pm on 2 July 2009 addressed to:

Carol Szancer, Senior Project Manager, Legislation
Department of Planning and Community Development,
GPO Box 2392 Melbourne 3001,
facsimile: (03) 9637 9313 or email carol.szancer@dpcd.vic.gov.au.