BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 188 Guidelines

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 188

    (1)     The Minister may from time to time issue guidelines relating to—

        (a)     the fees to be charged for applications for permits and approvals and any fees to be charged under this Act and the regulations; and

S. 188(1)(b) amended by No. 34/2013 s. 34(Sch. 1 item 25).

        (b)     the charges to be made for services provided by the Authority; and

        (c)     the functions of municipal building surveyors and private building surveyors under this Act or the regulations; and

S. 188(1)(d) amended by No. 21/2017 s. 95(8), substituted by No. 20/2019 s. 146.

        (d)     the circumstances in which a municipal building surveyor or private building surveyor should, in preparing a building notice or building order, seek assistance from the Fire Rescue Commissioner under the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 , the Chief Officer under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 or any public authority.

    (2)     Guidelines relating to fees—

        (a)     may specify the fees or specify maximum or minimum fees; and

        (b)     may specify different fees for different classes of cases.

S. 188(2A) inserted by No. 91/1995 s. 152, amended by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 10.9).

    (2A)     Guidelines relating to the fees chargeable under Part 11 in respect of domestic builders may take into account the costs and expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and the regulations under that Act.

    (3)     The guidelines must be published in the Government Gazette.

    (4)     A council or private building surveyor, in determining fees for applications for permits, may have regard to the guidelines under subsection (1)(a) about those fees.

S. 188(5) amended by Nos 15/2016 s. 18(1), 21/2017 s. 11(2).

    (5)     The Authority, in determining fees under Division 1A of Part 11, must have regard to the guidelines under subsection (1)(a) about those fees.

S. 188(6) amended by No. 34/2013 s. 34(Sch. 1 item 26).

    (6)     The Authority must have regard to the guidelines under subsection (1)(b) in fixing charges for the provision of services.

    (7)     A municipal building surveyor or private building surveyor must have regard to any relevant guideline under subsection (1)(c) or (d) in carrying out a function under this Act or the regulations.

S. 188AA inserted by No. 46/2018 s. 53.