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Victoria Scraps Building Regulator Board
Business
Tuesday April 2 2024

Victoria Scraps Building Regulator Board

The board of Victoria’s building regulator has been scrapped as the Victorian Government seeks to address concerns with the regulator’s culture and performance.

Victoria Building Authority Gets its First Woman Chief Commissioner
Business
Friday October 2 2020

Victoria Building Authority Gets its First Woman Chief Commissioner

Victoria’s building regulator has its first woman chief commissioner.

One in Five Victorian Plumbing Installations Fail Audit Test
Business
Wednesday June 7 2017

One in Five Victorian Plumbing Installations Fail Audit Test

More than one in five plumbing installations in Victoria which were audited in April failed compliance with required standards, according to the building industry regulator in...

Victorian Consumers Commence Class-Action Against VBA
Residential
Friday June 2 2017

Victorian Consumers Commence Class-Action Against VBA

Consumers in Victoria have launched an unprecedented action against the state’s building regulator, whom they accuse of failing to protect home owners from poor building work,...

Further Developments in the Lacrosse Fire Case
Buildings
Tuesday May 2 2017

Further Developments in the Lacrosse Fire Case

It was a great thing that there was no loss of life suffered in the fire which occurred at the Lacrosse building in the Docklands area...

VBA Scorecard, Three Years On
Business
Monday November 7 2016

VBA Scorecard, Three Years On

Corruption, maladministration, scathing, and overspending are just a few of the terms the press used in connection with the Victorian Ombudsman's report of December 2012 into...

More New Rules on Victoria’s Building Sites
Business
Thursday August 18 2016

More New Rules on Victoria’s Building Sites

The Victorian Building Authority will take control of building practitioner registration and discipline, whilst new processes for building practitioner discipline and a prohibition on builders appointing...

For Whom Doth the Bell Toll?
Business
Thursday March 17 2016

For Whom Doth the Bell Toll?

If the Andrews Government’s ‘Consumer Protection’ legislation before Parliament is passed, it will have seriously damaging, far-reaching consequences for all Victorians.

Getting Properly Cladded
Strata
Wednesday March 9 2016

Getting Properly Cladded

Non-compliant building materials have emerged as a significant issue for strata schemes and owners corporations to manage after the Lacrosse Apartment fire in Melbourne’s Docklands district.