Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Building Regulations 2006 - SECT 309A

Requirements for permits involving bushfire safety matters

309A. Requirements for permits involving bushfire safety matters



(1) The report and consent of the chief officer must be obtained to an
application for a building permit-

   (a)  if the permit involves the provision of a static water supply or
        access to emergency vehicles for a Class 1a building destroyed in
        bushfires between 1 January 2009 and 31 March 2009 (inclusive); and

   (b)  if the allotment on which the building is located is in a Wildfire
        Management Overlay under the relevant planning scheme approved under
        the Planning and Environment Act 1987-

if those matters do not comply with the requirements of regulation 808 or 809
(as the case requires).

(2) In a report under subregulation (1), the chief officer may consent to a
variation of the requirements of regulation 808 or 809 if the chief officer is
satisfied that a satisfactory degree of bushfire safety is achieved.