BUILDING ACT 1993 - NOTES
BUILDING ACT 1993 - NOTES
Version No.
139
No. 126 of 1993
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Version No. 139
Building Act 1993
No. 126 of 1993
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current
Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading
speech—
Legislative Assembly: 11 November 1993
Legislative Council : 30 November 1993
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide for the
regulation of building and building standards, to amend various Acts
and for other purposes.".
Constitution Act 1975:
Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 11 November 1993
Legislative Council : 30 November 1993
Absolute majorities:
Legislative Assembly: 26 November 1993
Legislative Council : 1 December 1993
The Building Act 1993
Sections 1 , 2 on 14 December 1993; Schedule 4 clause 11(2)(3) on 14 April
1994: Government Gazette 14 April 1994 page 882; sections 3 –23 ,
24 (1)(2)(4), 25 –56 , 57 (1)(a)(2), 58 –135 , 137 –175 ,
176 (1)(a)(i)–(iii)(b)(c) (2)–(7), 177 –264 , Schedules
1–3, 4 (clauses 1–10, 11(1)(4)–(7), 12–26), 5 on 1 July
1994: Special Gazette (No. 42) 1 July 1994 page 1; section 24(3) on
16 January 1995: Government Gazette 15 December 1994 page 3308; rest of Act
on 1 March 1995: section 2(3).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984
(ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out
in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which
provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by
the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or
clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of
the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or
clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the
following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001
form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1
January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that
Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule;
sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or
after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes
inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on
or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January
2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was
passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms
part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether
inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers
include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See
section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13
October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to
be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another
legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at
the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items
will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section
36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other
material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Building Act
1993
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Building Act 1993 , No. 126/1993
Assent Date:
14.12.93
Commencement Date:
S. 278(6) inserted on 17.12.19 by No. 43/2019
s. 27: Special Gazette (No. 537) 17.12.19 p. 1;
Sch. 8 cl. 17(5) inserted on 4.7.16 by No. 15/2016
s. 58: Special Gazette (No. 194) 21.6.16 p. 1;
Sch. 10 cl. 16(5) inserted on 24.5.17 by No. 21/2017
s. 94: s. 2(1)
Note:
Sch. 8 cl. 17(5) repealed Sch. 8 cl. 17 on 1.7.19;
Sch. 10 cl. 16(5) repealed Sch. 10 cl. 16 on
1.7.21; s. 278(6) provided that s. 278 expired on
1.12.23
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 ,
No. 31/1994
Assent Date:
31.5.94
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch. 2 item 9) on 1.1.95: Government Gazette 28.7.94 p.
2055
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 ,
No. 101/1994
Assent Date:
13.12.94
Commencement Date:
S. 64 on 22.5.95: Government Gazette 18.5.95 p.
1180
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Equal Opportunity Act 1995 , No.
42/1995
Assent Date:
14.6.95
Commencement Date:
S. 224 on 5.10.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95 p. 2731;
Sch. 2 item 6 on 1.1.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Environment (Development Contributions) Act
1995 , No. 50/1995
Assent Date:
14.6.95
Commencement Date:
S. 5 on 30.11.95: Government Gazette 30.11.95
p. 3303
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Amendment) Act 1995 , No. 71/1995
Assent Date:
31.10.95
Commencement Date:
Ss 1 , 2 on 31.10.95: s. 2(1) ; ss 3 –6, 8 , 10 –19 ,
22 –25 on 1.12.95: Government Gazette 16.11.95 p. 3171; s. 7 on
1.2.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3570; ss 9 , 21 never proclaimed, repealed
by No. 91/1995 s. 156 ; s. 20 on 1.5.96: Government Gazette 18.4.96
p. 913
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal Act 1995, No.
91/1995
Assent Date:
5.12.95
Commencement Date:
Pt 7 (ss 136 –156 ) on 1.5.96: Government Gazette
29.2.96 p. 445
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Heritage Act 1995 , No. 93/1995
Assent Date:
5.12.95
Commencement Date:
S. 218(1)(Sch. 2 items 1.1, 1.2) on 23.5.96: Government
Gazette 23.5.96 p. 1248
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal (Amendment) Act
1996, No. 2/1996 (as amended by No. 34/1997)
Assent Date:
18.6.96
Commencement Date:
18.6.96
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Building (Amendment) Act 1996, No.
39/1996
Building (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No.
34/1997
Assent Date:
3.6.97
Commencement Date:
S. 32 on 31.10.95: s. 2(2) ; s. 33(1) on 18.6.96:
s. 33(2) ; ss 1 , 2 on 3.6.97: s. 2(1) ; rest of Act on 1.8.97: Special
Gazette (No. 84) 29.7.97 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, No.
76/1997
Assent Date:
25.11.97
Commencement Date:
S. 23 on 25.11.97: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Vocational Education and Training (Training Framework)
Act 1997, No. 80/1997
Assent Date:
25.11.97
Commencement Date:
S. 55(Sch. 1 item 1) on 1.1.98: Government Gazette 18.12.97
p. 3614
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997 , No.
89/1997
Assent Date:
9.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 70 on 30.4.98: Government Gazette 30.4.98 p.
926
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Gas Safety Act 1997 , No. 99/1997
Assent Date:
16.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 121 on 1.2.99: Government Gazette 21.1.99 p.
80
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Residential Tenancies Act 1997 , No.
109/1997
Assent Date:
23.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 533(Sch. 2 item 1.1) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette
18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Amendment) Act 1998, No.
18/1998
Assent Date:
5.5.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –9 on 1.7.98: Special Gazette (No. 65) 30.6.98
p. 2; ss 10 , 11 on 1.7.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998,
No. 46/1998
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous
Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 10) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98
p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998 , No.
62/1998
Assent Date:
27.10.98
Commencement Date:
S. 8(1) on 27.10.98: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Plumbing) Act 1998, No. 75/1998 (as amended
by No. 74/2000)
Assent Date:
10.11.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –5 , 7 –20 on 1.1.99: Government Gazette
17.12.98 p. 3053; s. 6 on 1.7.99: Government Gazette 3.6.99
p. 1256
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No.
85/1998
Assent Date:
17.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 24(Sch. item 6) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Gas Industry Acts (Amendment) Act 1998, No.
91/1998
Assent Date:
24.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 35 on 1.9.99: Government Gazette 5.8.99 p.
1825
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Fair Trading (Inspectors Powers and Other Amendments) Act
1999, No. 17/1999
Assent Date:
18.5.99
Commencement Date:
S. 22 on 1.9.99: Government Gazette 19.8.99 p.
1901
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Environment (Amendment) Act 2000, No.
28/2000
Assent Date:
30.5.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 12 –20 on 1.11.00: Special Gazette (No. 157) 1.11.00
p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Business Registration Acts (Amendment) Act 2000, No.
35/2000
Assent Date:
6.6.00
Commencement Date:
S. 42 on 19.6.00: Government Gazette 15.6.00 p.
1248
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Legionella) Act 2000, No.
85/2000
Assent Date:
5.12.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 , 10 , 11 on 6.12.00: s. 2(1) ; ss 4 –9 , 12 , 13 on
1.3.01: Government Gazette 1.3.01 p. 304
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Gas Industry Acts (Amendment) Act 2000, No.
91/2000
Assent Date:
5.12.00
Commencement Date:
S. 38 on 12.4.01: Government Gazette 12.4.01 p.
643
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking
Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001
Assent Date:
8.5.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 8) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
House Contracts Guarantee (HIH) Act 2001,
No. 26/2001 (as amended by No. 33/2010)
Building (Single Dwellings) Act 2001,
No. 30/2001
Assent Date:
19.6.01
Commencement Date:
20.6.01: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Gas Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2001, No. 32/2001
Assent Date:
19.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 25 on 1.9.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Amendment) Act 2001,
No. 68/2001
Assent Date:
7.11.01
Commencement Date:
Ss 4 , 5 , 9 , 10 , 13 on 8.11.01: s. 2(1) ; ss 6, 16 on
21.12.01: Special Gazette (No. 239) 21.12.01 p. 1; ss 3 , 14 on 1.1.02:
s. 2(2) ; ss 7 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 15 on 1.7.02: s. 2(5)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002,
No. 11/2002
Assent Date:
23.4.02
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 6) on 24.4.02:
s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment
Act 2002 , No. 15/2002
Assent Date:
14.5.02
Commencement Date:
S. 53 on 31.1.03: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Domestic Building Contracts (Conciliation and Dispute
Resolution) Act 2002, No. 36/2002
Fair Trading (Amendment) Act 2003, No.
30/2003
Assent Date:
27.5.03
Commencement Date:
S. 82 on 28.5.03: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Wrongs and Limitation of Actions Acts (Insurance Reform)
Act 2003, No. 60/2003
Assent Date:
16.6.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 17 , 18 on 1.1.04: Government Gazette 18.12.03
p. 3208
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Wrongs and Other Acts (Law of Negligence) Act 2003,
No. 102/2003
Assent Date:
2.12.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 41 , 42 on 1.1.04: Government Gazette 18.12.03
p. 3208
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Architects (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 35/2004 (as
amended by No. 66/2004)
Assent Date:
8.6.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 34 –37 on 14.6.05: Government Gazette 5.5.05
p. 851
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Amendment) Act 2004, No.
66/2004
Assent Date:
19.10.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –20 on 14.6.05: Government Gazette 5.5.05
p. 851
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building (Cooling Towers and Plumbing) (Amendment) Act
2004, No. 96/2004
Planning and Environment (Development Contributions) Act
2004, No. 101/2004
Assent Date:
14.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 11 on 15.12.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Public Administration Act 2004 ,
No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 21) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette
31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No.
18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 10) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette
1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 , No.
39/2005
Assent Date:
27.7.05
Commencement Date:
S. 54 on 10.8.05: Special Gazette (No. 147) 9.8.05
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005,
No. 42/2005
Assent Date:
2.8.05
Commencement Date:
S. 51 on 3.8.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
House Contracts Guarantee (Amendment) Act 2005,
No. 52/2005
Assent Date:
13.9.05
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 1.2.06: Government Gazette 25.1.06
p. 108
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Education and Training Reform Act 2006 , No.
24/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 2) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette
28.6.07 p. 1304
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act
2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 4) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06
p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Victorian Urban Development Authority (Amendment) Act
2006, No. 35/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
Ss 9 –11 on 1.9.06: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to provision/s amending the
Building Act 1993
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and
Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 26(Sch. item 6) on 11.10.06:
s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 ,
No. 28/2007
Assent Date:
26.6.07
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 3) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment (Plumbing) Act 2007, No.
31/2007
Assent Date:
24.7.07
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –21 on 1.1.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Building Amendment Act 2007,
No. 54/2007
Assent Date:
7.11.07
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –11 on 8.11.07: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Motor Car Traders Amendment Act 2008, No.
4/2008
Assent Date:
4.3.08
Commencement Date:
S. 32(Sch. item 2) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment Act 2008, No.
36/2008
Assent Date:
26.8.08
Commencement Date:
Ss 16 –25 on 1.1.09: Government Gazette 18.12.08
p. 2998; ss 3 –15 , 26 , 27 on 1.9.09: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 , No.
46/2008
Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and
Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009
Assent Date:
24.11.09
Commencement Date:
S. 97(Sch. item 13) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09
p. 3215
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions)
Act 2009, No. 69/2009
Assent Date:
24.11.09
Commencement Date:
S. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 7) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Environment Amendment (Growth Areas
Infrastructure Contribution) Act 2010, No. 23/2010
Assent Date:
1.6.10
Commencement Date:
Ss 14 , 15 on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 242) 25.6.10 p.
1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Health and Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010,
No. 29/2010
Assent Date:
8.6.10
Commencement Date:
S. 48 on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 235) 23.6.10
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment Act 2010, No.
33/2010
Fair Trading Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act
2010 , No. 72/2010
Assent Date:
19.10.10
Commencement Date:
S. 48(Sch. item 2) on 1.1.11: Special Gazette (No. 502)
20.12.10 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment Act 2011,
No. 5/2011
Assent Date:
12.4.11
Commencement Date:
1.5.11: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Victorian Urban Development Authority Amendment (Urban
Renewal Authority Victoria) Act 2011, No. 35/2011
Assent Date:
5.7.11
Commencement Date:
S. 17 on 25.10.11: Special Gazette (No. 342) 25.10.11
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment Act 2012,
No. 9/2012
Assent Date:
20.3.12
Commencement Date:
21.3.12: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Water Amendment (Governance and Other Reforms) Act 2012,
No. 17/2012
Assent Date:
3.4.12
Commencement Date:
S. 83 on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 172) 29.5.12
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 ,
No. 21/2012
Assent Date:
8.5.12
Commencement Date:
S. 239(Sch. 6 item 5) on 1.7.12: Special Gazette
(No. 214) 28.6.12 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building and Planning Legislation Amendment (Governance
and Other Matters) Act 2013, No. 34/2013
Assent Date:
18.6.13
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 –12 , 15 –33 , 34 (Sch. 1 items 1–114) on
1.7.13: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Statute Law Revision Act 2013 , No.
70/2013
Assent Date:
19.11.13
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 3) on 1.12.13:
s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 ,
No. 17/2014
Assent Date:
25.3.14
Commencement Date:
S. 160(Sch. 2 item 11) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette
(No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other
Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014
Assent Date:
3.6.14
Commencement Date:
S. 10(Sch. item 9) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette
(No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Inquiries Act 2014 ,
No. 67/2014[11]
Assent Date:
23.9.14
Commencement Date:
S. 147(Sch. 2 item 5) on 15.10.14: Special Gazette
(No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act
2016, No. 15/2016 (as amended by No. 21/2017)
Assent Date:
19.4.16
Commencement Date:
Ss 19 , 34 –36, 39 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 –51 , 53 , 54 ,
56 –58 on 4.7.16: Special Gazette (No. 194) 21.6.16 p. 1;
ss 16 –18 , 20 –23 , 25 –27, 29 –33 ,
38 , 43 , 55 on 1.9.16: Special Gazette (No. 261) 23.8.16 p. 1; ss 59 –68 on
26.4.17: Special Gazette (No. 94) 27.3.17 p. 1; ss 24 , 28 , 37 , 40 –41 ,
46 (2), 52 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
House Contracts Guarantee Repeal Act 2016,
No. 37/2016
Assent Date:
28.6.16
Commencement Date:
Ss 7 , 8 on 29.6.16: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Heritage Act 2017 , No. 7/2017
Assent Date:
15.3.17
Commencement Date:
S. 296 on 1.11.17: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Urban Renewal Authority Victoria Amendment (Development
Victoria) Act 2017, No. 10/2017
Assent Date:
27.3.17
Commencement Date:
S. 31 on 1.4.17: Special Gazette (No. 94) 27.3.17
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures)
Act 2017, No. 21/2017 (as amended by No. 47/2017)
Assent Date:
23.5.17
Commencement Date:
Ss 21(2) , 50 (1), 56 , 72 –76 , 79 –82 , 86 –100
on 24.5.17: s. 2(1) ; ss 3(2) , 17 (1), 18 (1), 19 , 26 , 27, 31 –38 , 49 , 50 (2),
51 , 53 , 55 , 66 (1), 83 on 16.8.17: Special Gazette (No. 257) 1.8.17 p. 1; ss 4 ,
5 , 13 , 14 , 16 , 18 (2)(3), 25 , 28 –30 , 39 –41 , 43 –48 , 52 , 54 ,
59 (2), 85 on 31.1.18: Special Gazette (No. 443) 19.12.17 p. 1;
ss 3(1)(3) , 6–12 , 15 , 17 (2), 20 , 21 (1), 22 –24 , 42 , 77 , 78 , 84
on 1.7.18: s. 2(3) ; ss 57 –59 (1), 60 –65 , 66 (2)–71 on
1.7.19: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Building Legislation Amendment (Housing
Affordability and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 47/2017
Assent Date:
26.9.17
Commencement Date:
Ss 10 –13 on 27.9.17: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Environment Amendment (Public Land
Contributions) Act 2018, No. 7/2018
Assent Date:
27.2.18
Commencement Date:
Ss 21 , 22 on 2.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 305) 26.6.18
p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment (Registration of Building Trades and
Other Matters) Act 2018, No. 46/2018
Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 ,
No. 13/2019
Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire
Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019 ,
No. 20/2019
Assent Date:
2.7.19
Commencement Date:
Ss 145 –148 on 1.7.20: Special Gazette (No. 328)
30.6.20 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Professional Engineers
Registration Act 2019 , No. 26/2019
Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification)
Act 2019, No. 43/2019
Assent Date:
19.11.19
Commencement Date:
Ss 4(1) , 9 , 10 , 27 on 17.12.19: Special Gazette
(No. 537) 17.12.19 p. 1; ss 4(2) , 5 −8 , 11 –26 on 1.1.20: Special
Gazette (No. 537) 17.12.19 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Melbourne Strategic Assessment (Environment Mitigation
Levy) Act 2020 , No. 1/2020
Assent Date:
11.2.20
Commencement Date:
Ss 133, 134 on 1.7.20: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building and Environment Protection Legislation Amendment
Act 2020, No. 3/2020
Assent Date:
25.2.20
Commencement Date:
Ss 19 , 22 , 24 –30 , 36, 39 , 41 on 28.7.20: Special
Gazette (No. 375) 28.7.20 p. 1; ss 20 , 21 , 23 , 31 –35 , 37 , 38 , 40
on 1.12.20: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Local Government Act 2020 ,
No. 9/2020
Assent Date:
24.3.20
Commencement Date:
S. 390(Sch. 1 item 8.1) on 6.4.20;
s. 390(Sch. 1 item 8.7) on 1.5.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20
p. 1; s. 390(Sch. 1 items 8.2−8.6) on 1.7.21:
s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Retail Leases Amendment Act 2020,
No. 26/2020
Assent Date:
22.9.20
Commencement Date:
S. 3 on 23.9.20: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Cladding Safety Victoria Act 2020 , No.
31/2020
Assent Date:
4.11.20
Commencement Date:
Ss 53 –57 , 58 on 1.12.20: Special Gazette
(No. 624) 1.12.20 p. 1; ss 57A–57F, 58A on 1.2.21: Special
Gazette (No. 624) 1.12.20 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Planning and Environment
Amendment Act 2021, No. 12/2021
Assent Date:
23.3.21
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 7.7.21: Special Gazette (No. 372) 6.7.21 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
State Taxation and Mental Health Acts Amendment
Act 2021, No. 22/2021
Assent Date:
16.6.21
Commencement Date:
S. 18 on 1.7.21: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters)
Act 2021, No. 40/2021
Residential Tenancies, Housing and Social Services
Regulation Amendment (Administration and Other Matters) Act 2022,
No. 40/2022
Assent Date:
6.9.22
Commencement Date:
S. 50 on 7.9.22: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2023,
No. 1/2023
Assent Date:
28.2.23
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 2">– 21
on 1.3.23: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023,
No. 11/2023[12]
Assent Date:
6.6.23
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 2">– 28,
31 −51 on 1.2.24: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building
Insurance New Offences) Act 2024, No. 4/2024
Assent Date:
27.2.24
Commencement Date:
Ss 6–18 on 28.2.24: Special Gazette (No. 88)
27.2.24 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Building Act 1993
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3 Explanatory details
[1] S. 3(1) def. of
building practitionersection 137B for
responsibilities of owner builders.
[2] S. 3(1) def. of
owner building : The definition of
land section 38 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act
1984
38 Definitions
"land" includes buildings and other structures permanently
affixed to land, land covered with water, and any estate, interest, easement,
servitude, privilege or right in or over land;
[3] S. 12: Section 62(4) of the
Planning and Environment Act 1987 this
Act ) provides that the responsible authority must not include in a planning
permit a condition which is inconsistent with this Act or the building
regulations under this Act or a relevant determination of the Building Appeals
Board under this Act in respect of the land to which the permit applies.
[4] S. 49: See section 3(1)
definition of conduct
[5] S. 53(2): See sections
205N –205R of this Act for powers of the Authority .
[6] S. 129 def. of building
work section 3(1) definition of building work this
Act .
[7] S. 188A: Clause 4A of
Schedule 2 requires the reporting authority , if required by the regulations, to
give effect to the guidelines made under this section in considering an
application for a building permit for a single dwelling that it is required to
report on, or to consent to.
[8] S. 190(1): See note
5.
[9] ss 193 –205 ) amended by Nos 31/1994 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 9),
42/1995 s. 224(Sch. 2 item 6), 71/1995 s. 17 , 91 /1995 s. 153 ,
34 /1997 ss 16 , 17 , 18 /1998 s. 6, 46 /1998 s. 7(Sch. 1 ), 52 /1998
s. 311(Sch. 1 items 10.9, 10.10), 85/2000 ss 6, 7 , 26 /2001
ss 12 –14 (as amended by No. 33/2010 s. 54) ,
68 /2001 s. 3(2)(3) , 11 /2002 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 6.3), 36/2002
ss 12 –14 , 30 /2003 s. 82(2)(3) , 108 /2004
s. 117(1)(Sch. 3 items 21.1, 21.2), 54/2007 ss 6, 7 , 11 (1),
46 /2008 s. 248(4) , (5), substituted as Pt 12 Div. 2 (Heading and
ss 193 –205R ) by No. 34/2013 s. 4.
[10] Section 56 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 this Act applies, has the effect that the office of a member of a
Board becomes vacant if the member's property becomes subject to control under
the law relating to bankruptcy.
[11] section 147(Schedule 2 item 5)
(repealed ) of the Inquiries Act 2014 is
not included in this publication as Schedule 3A was not part of this Act when
section 147(Schedule 2 item 5) came into operation.
Schedule 2 item 5 read as follows:
5 Building Act 1993
5.1 In clause 13(2) of Schedule 3A, after "1958 " insert ",
as in force immediately before their repeal,".
[12] Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023 ): The amendment proposed by
section 3(1) of the Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023 ,
No. 11/2023 is not included in this publication because the heading to
section 3 is not considered part of this Act : see section 36(2A) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
Section 3(1) reads as follows:
3 Definitions and interpretation
(1) In the heading to section 3 of the Building Act 1993 Definitions " insert
"and interpretation ".
