Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Building Regulations 2006 - SECT 101

Objectives

101. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are-

   (a)  to remake with amendments the regulations which control the design,
        construction and use of buildings and places of public entertainment;
        and

   (b)  to prescribe standards for the construction and demolition of
        buildings; and

   (c)  to prescribe standards of safety for places of public entertainment;
        and

   (d)  to regulate matters relating to the use and maintenance of buildings
        and places of public entertainment; and

   (e)  to prescribe requirements for the design and siting of single
        dwellings and associated buildings; and

   (f)  to prescribe standards and matters relating to the maintenance of fire
        safety and safety measures; and

   (g)  to prescribe requirements for swimming pool and spa safety; and

   (h)  to prescribe matters in relation to the registration of cooling tower
        systems; and

        (i)    to provide for matters relating to the accreditation of
               building products, construction methods, designs, components
               and systems connected with building work; and

   (j)  to prescribe qualifications and provide for other matters relating to
        registration of building practitioners; and

   (k)  to prescribe fees in respect of matters before the Building Appeals
        Board, the Building Practitioners Board and the Building Regulations
        Advisory Committee; and

   (l)  to provide for other matters for the purposes of the
        Building Act 1993.