General requirements, published on 5 December 1999, as issued from time to time; AS 2118.4—1995 means AS 2118.4—1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems—Part 4: Residential, published on 5 April 1995, as issued from time to time; AS 3959 means AS3959—2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, published on 10 March 2009, as incorporated for the time being by the BCA; BCA the Building Code of Australia; BCA Volume One means Volume One of the National Construction Code Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; BCA Volume Two means Volume Two of the National Construction Code Series including any Victoria additions set out in Appendix A of that Volume; bushfire attack level has the same meaning as in AS 3959; bushfire performance requirement means performance requirement P2.3.5 of the BCA
the other adjoining allotment facing the same street adjoining allotment facing Adjoining development context Minimum setback from front street alignment Minimum setback from a side street alignment the same street, or 9 m, whichever is the lesser No existing dwellings on adjoining allotments facing the same street 6 m for a building facing a declared road 4 m for a building facing any other street Not applicable Corner allotment If there is a building on the adjoining allotment facing the same street The same distance as the setback of the wall of the existing building on the adjoining allotment facing the front street, or 9 m, whichever is the lesser The same distance as the setback of the front wall of the existing building on the adjoining allotment facing the side street or 2 m, whichever is the lesser Corner allotment If is no building on the adjoining allotment facing the same street 6 m for a building facing a declared road 4 m for a building facing any other street 2 m
421 Private open (1) If— allotment is in a zone of a planning scheme specified in Schedule 5; and Schedule to that zone in the planning scheme specifies a minimum area and dimension for private open space— a Class 1 building on that allotment must have private open space of at least the area and dimension specified in that Schedule. (2) If subregulation (1) does not apply, a Class 1 building on an allotment must have private open space of not less than 80 m2 or 20% of the area of the allotment, whichever is the lesser. (3) For the purposes of this regulation, the private open space must include an area at the side or rear of the building— is at 25 m2 with a minimum dimension of 3 m; and has convenient access from a habitable room (other than a bedroom). (4) The report and consent of the relevant council must be obtained to an application for a building permit in relation to a design that does not comply with this regulation. Division 3—Siting of Class 10a buildings
contiguous allotments or an allotment and adjoining land can be treated as one allotment for the purposes of these Regulations. (2) In deciding whether to issue a statement under subregulation (1) the municipal building surveyor must take into account— structural adequacy of any building to the statement applies; and requirements necessary to make reasonable provision for— amenity of any building and the safety and health of people using any building to which the statement applies; and (ii) avoiding the spread of fire to or from any adjoining building. (3) Land to which a statement under subregulation (1) applies is taken to be an allotment for the purposes of these Regulations. (4) The municipal building surveyor may revoke a statement under subregulation (1) if there is a change of circumstances that would significantly affect any of the matters referred to in subregulation (2). (5) A private building surveyor may exercise the powers of the municipal building surveyor under subregulations (1), (2) and (4) in the case of
(2) A residential type fire sprinkler system complying with AS 2118.4—1995 must be installed in each building to this regulation applies. (3) If the sprinkler system referred to in subregulation (2) has more than 100 heads or the building to which this regulation applies accommodates more than 32 residents, the sprinkler system must be connected to a fire station or other approved monitoring service in accordance with Practice Note 2008-07 issued by the Building Commission in May 2008. Note The Victorian Building Authority became the successor in law to the Building Commission on 1 July 2013. (4) This regulation must be complied with by the owner of the building. (5) A person who to comply with this regulation is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units. 709 smoke alarms or detection system (1) This regulation applies to— Class 9a building that is a residential care building; and Class 1b or 3 building—
Conditions (delete if inapplicable) Occupation is subject to the following conditions: (1) Essential safety measures Essential safety measures must be maintained in accordance with the maintenance requirements set out in the following table: Essential safety measure BCA or provision to which essential safety measure has been installed and is to operate Frequency and type of maintenance required (2) Other conditions (delete if inapplicable) Approved location for display of occupancy permit (delete if inapplicable) The approved location for display of this permit for the purposes of regulation 1007 is: Suitability for occupation The building or of public entertainment or part of a building or place of public entertainment to which this permit applies is suitable for occupation. Relevant building surveyor Name Registration No.
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 13 Casey Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) 14 Central Goldfields Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 15 Colac Otway Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 16 Corangamite Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 17 Darebin Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 18 East Gippsland Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 19 Frankston Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 20 Gannawarra Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 21 Glen Eira Planning Scheme Mixed Use Zone (MUZ)
35 Knox Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 36 Latrobe Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 37 Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 38 Manningham Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 39 Mansfield Planning Scheme Mixed Use Zone (MUZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) 40 Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ)
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 41 Maroondah Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 42 Melbourne Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 43 Melton Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 44 Mildura Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 45 Mitchell Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ)
54 Murrindindi Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 55 Nillumbik Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 56 Northern Grampians Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 57 Port Phillip Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 58 Pyrenees Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 59 Queenscliffe Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 60 South Gippsland Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) 61 Southern Grampians Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) 62 Stonnington Planning Scheme Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) General Residential Zone (GRZ)
76 Yarriambiack Planning Scheme General Residential Zone (GRZ) Regulation 1004 Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 1 building Column 4 2–9 buildings Column 5 Act provision 1 Relevant building surveyor to give reporting authority copy of an application 3 business days 5 business days Schedule 2 clause 4(2) 2 Time after receipt of copy of application for reporting authority to report on and consent to an application 5 business days 10 business days Schedule 2 clause 6 3 Time for relevant building surveyor to decide application after all reporting authority reports and consents are 2 business days 5 business days section 43 or section 56
satisfaction of the Authority; or (b) the following qualifications— (i) a certificate of successful completion of the "Course in Builder Registration (BPB)" accredited under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; and (ii) 3 years of practical experience to the satisfaction of the Authority 14 Category of builder, class of commercial builder (limited) a certificate issued by the Authority, examination of the applicant, certifying that the applicant has adequate knowledge and experience to construct the components of building work specified in the certificate 15 Category of builder, class of domestic builder (unlimited) (a) the following qualifications— (i) a degree, diploma or associate diploma of building from a university that is approved and authorised, or TAFE institute that is
Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 105 (definition of AS 1851—2012) AS 1851—2012 Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, published by Standards Australia on 3 December 2012, as amended on 16 November 2016 The whole Regulation 105 (definition of AS 2118.1—1999) AS 2118.1—1999 Automatic fire sprinkler systems—Part 1: General requirements, published by Standards Australia on 5 December 1999 The whole Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 105 (definition of AS 2118.4—1995) AS 2118.4—1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems—Part 4: Residential, published by Standards Australia on 5 April 1995 The whole Regulation 105 (definition of AS 3959) AS 3959—2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, published by Standards Australia on 10 March 2009, The whole
Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Practice Note 2008-13 issued by the Building Commission in November 2008 The Regulation 710(6) BCA Volume One Clause E1.4 Part E4 Clause G4.4 Practice Note 2008-13 issued by the Building Commission in November 2008 The Regulation 803(2) BCA Volume One Performance requirement BP1.1 BCA Volume Two Performance requirement P2.1 Regulation 805 BCA The whole Regulation 808(1) The following planning schemes made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987— Alpine Planning Scheme Baw Baw Planning Scheme Cardinia Planning Scheme Clause 44.06 Bushfire Management Overlay
Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 2 Ararat Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the Schedule to that Zone and the General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying Zones Schedule 5, Item 3 Ballarat Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the Schedule to that Zone and the Residential Growth Zone and General
Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 26 Greater Geelong Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Residential Growth Zone and General Residential Zone and Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the Schedules to those Zones and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Schedule 5, Item 27 Greater Shepparton Planning Scheme made under the Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the
identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 37 Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 38 Manningham Planning Scheme made the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Residential Growth Zone and General Residential Zone and Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the Schedules to those Zones and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones
Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Schedule 5, Item 39 Mansfield Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Mixed Use Zone and the Schedule to that Zone and the General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 40 Maribyrnong Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Residential Growth Zone and General Residential Zone and Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps)
(including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 56 Northern Grampians Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 57 Port Phillip Planning Scheme made the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Schedule 5, Item 58 Pyrenees Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 59 Queenscliffe Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the Schedules to Zones and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 60 South Gippsland Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning
those Zones and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 63 Strathbogie Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 64 Surf Coast Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps)
identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 71 Whittlesea Planning Scheme made the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Mixed Use Zone and the Schedules to that Zone and the Residential Growth Zone and General Statutory rule provision of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Residential Zone and Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Schedule 5, Item 72 Wodonga Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning
scheme maps) identifying that Zone Schedule 5, Item 73 Wyndham Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 Residential Growth Zone and General Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning scheme maps) identifying those Zones Statutory rule provision of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Schedule 5, Item 74 Yarra Planning Scheme made under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 General Residential Zone and the Schedules to that Zone and the Neighbourhood Residential Zone and the provisions of the Planning Scheme (including the planning