Introduction

Building Act and Regulations

View the latest information on regulations.

The new Regulations adopt the new Standard AS 3959 - 2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas. The Standard is available for purchase from SAI Global, Standards Australia publication arm or can be downloaded from BCA on-line if you have a current subscription.

For information on all Victorian Acts and Regulations these documents can be downloaded from the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website.

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Australian Standards
Fact Sheet - Fire Sprinkler Update (66KB)

Legislative publications on the Building Commission website

Amendments to the Building Regulations 2008 Fact Sheet (87KB)

Proposed amendments to the Building Act (the Act) Fact Sheet (86KB)

Links
Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary documents www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au
Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel www.ocpc.vic.gov.au
Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission www.vcec.vic.gov.au
Australian Building Codes Board www.abcb.gov.au
Standards Australia www.standards.org.au

Last Updated [21-May-2010]