The Building Commission

Visit Us: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High Street, Malvern Prahran Town Hall, 180 Greville Street, Prahran
Mail: City of Stonnington, PO Box 21, Prahran 3181

The Building Commission is the peak statutory body in Victoria dealing with building work. It was established pursuant to section 193 of the Building Act and has a number of statutory functions and powers including (but not limited to):

Collecting the building permit levy ( a levy payable in respect of any building work valued at in excess of $10,000.00);
Conducting reviews of the Building Act and the Building Regulations and advising the Minister on amendments to improve the Building Act and Building Regulations;
To promote better building standards;
To provide information and training to assist persons and bodies carrying out functions under the Building Act or the Building Regulations;
To prosecute persons for breaches of the Building Act or Building Regulations;
To issue directions to building surveyors requiring them to carry out their functions in accordance with the Building Act;
To in certain circumstances (including when a private building surveyor has referred a matter to it), exercise the powers of a municipal building surveyor which may, but does not necessarily, entail the carrying out of work required to bring about compliance with a building order.

The Building Commission carries out investigations into alleged breaches of the Building Act and Building Regulations in addition to investigating issues of 'conduct' with respect to registered building practitioners (including building surveyors, building inspectors, engineers and builders). The Building Commission may refer such conduct issues to the Building Practitioners Board for a disciplinary inquiry if it believes there is sufficient evidence to do so.

The Building Commission

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