Regulation & Legislation
There are a huge number of planning and building laws that HIA members need to keep up to date with. Federal, State and local council rules can all impact on your work. The information sheets in this section aim to provide short explanations of changes that may affect you and your business.
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Current at: 11 September 2008
Working near Telstra underground cables (Nat)
Do you every forget to check what might be underground before you start work? Do you know how to find out what’s in the ground and who owns it? This information sheet explains who to talk to and what to look out for in relation to telephone cabling.
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Current at: 30 July 2008
Provision and display of building permit information (Vic)
The Building Commission conducts random audits on building sites from time to time to check compliance with the provisions of the Building Act 1993 and the Building Regulations 2006.
One of the areas the Building Commission have been targeting of late is in relation to provision and display of permit information.
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Current at: 23 June 2008
Builders warranty insurance (Vic)
HIA Building Services receive many member enquiries in relation to domestic building warranty insurance provisions. Most enquiries relate to the warranty period, when the insurance can be accessed. and structural and non-structural defects; the following may help to clarify the current provisions.
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Current at: 20 June 2008
Locating easements and services (Vic)
One of the most crucial considerations when a building project is in its design and planning stage is to determine the location of any services or property easements that exist on the site that is planned to be developed.
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Current at: 16 May 2007
Machine Grade Pine - MGP (Nat)
Machine Graded Pine (MGP) is a product which is the result of a research and development program undertaken by Pine Australia on behalf of its producer members. MGP grades have been introduced as an effective way to use the new design properties.
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Current at: 22 January 2007
Hot Water Temperature Control (Nat)
Hot-water temperature control devices come in several different forms to limit the delivery temperature of hot water to below scald temperature, which is about 50° C.
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Current at: 05 January 2007
Working for owner builders - the golden rules (Vic)
Under the Victorian Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and the Building Act 1993, persons working for owner builders have certain legal obligations they must adhere to or risk facing possible prosecution. Members should ensure they are aware of the restrictions to avoid any problems carrying out building work.
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Current at: 26 September 2006
Building commission audits: Your rights (Vic)
The Victorian Building Commission (BC) has authority to carry out audits on domestic builders, building surveyors, building inspectors and draftpersons. The following is a brief summary of the obligations and rights of the auditor and the practitioner.
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Current at: 25 September 2006
Think before you reference Australian Standards (Nat)
There are literally hundreds of thousands of Australian Standards but only a very limited number are referenced in Victorian building legislation and/or your contract documents. HIA recommends you consider whether or not a particular standard needs to be referenced on your contract documents.
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Current at: 11 September 2006
Guide to Registration for Demolishers (Vic)
As demolition is a separate registration category in Victoria under the Building Practitioners Board people carrying out demolition must be registered in either the low rise BD-L, medium rise BD-M or unlimited BD-U categories.
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Current at: 09 May 2006
Building appeals board - an alternative to VCAT (Vic)
Time can be the critical difference between a successful and unsuccessful building project. Regulatory and technical disagreements have the potential to add significant time and costs to the completion of a building project.
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