259BAuthority may provide information to the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria 630

259B Authority may provide information to the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria 630 259BA Certificate evidence—decisions of Authority and predecessor bodies 630 259BB Certificate of Authority 631 259C Authority may disclose cooling tower information 631 260 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 631 260A Validation—building permit levy 631 261 General regulation-making powers 635 262 Additional regulation-making powers 642 263 Transitional provisions 645 264 Transitional provisions relating to the Building (Plumbing) Act 1998 645 265 Transitional—Effect of change to Commission's name 645 267 Transitional—proportionate liability 646 269 Transitional—owner-builders 646 270 Transitional—building surveyors 647 271 Transitionals—Building Amendment Act 2012 647 272 Transitional and savings provisions—Building and Planning Legislation Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2013 648 272A Schedule 9—House Contracts Guarantee Repeal Act 2016 648 273 Transitional and savings provisions—Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 648 274 Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 648 275 General transitional and savings provisions—Building Amendment (Registration of Building Trades and Other Matters) Act 2018 648 276 Transitional regulations 650 277 Transitional and savings provisions—Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification) Act 2019 651 277A Transitional provision relating to the building permit levy 652 279 Transitional and saving provisions relating to the Building and Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2020 652 280 Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building and Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2020 652 281 Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2021 654 282 Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2021 655 283 Transitional regulations 659 284 Transitional and saving provision relating to the Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2021 661 285 Transitional and saving provisions relating to the Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023 661 286 Transitional regulations 664 287 Transitional and savings provisions—Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Act 2024 665 288 Transitional regulations relating to the Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Act 2024 666 288A Transitional provisions relating to the State Taxation Further Amendment Act 2025 666 Part 15—Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 668 Division 1—Preliminary 668 290 Definitions 668 291 General transitional provisions 669 Division 2—Transfer of domestic building insurance policies and related property 669 292 Transfer of policies and related property 669 293 Transfer subject to encumbrances 670 294 Actions of continuing nature relating to VMIA-issued domestic building insurance policies 670 295 Proceedings 671 296 Evidence 671 297 Taxes 671 298 Validity of things done under this Division 672 Division 3—Transfer of property, rights and liabilities 673 299 Meaning of commencement date 673 300 VMIA Minister may direct transfer of property, rights and liabilities 674 301 Approval of statement 675 302 Effect of allocation statement 676 303 Information and records relating to property, rights and liabilities 676 304 Transfer subject to encumbrances 677 305 Agreements 677 306 Construction of instruments 677 307 Proceedings 678 308 Certificate of chief executive officer 678 309 Evidence 679 310 Taxes 679 311 Validity of things done under this Division 680 Division 4—Transfer of staff 681 312 Meaning of commencement date 681 313 List of staff 681 314 Transfer of staff 682 315 Future terms and conditions 683 Division 5—Miscellaneous 684 316 Proof of insurance 684 Division 6—Transitional regulations 684 320 Transitional regulations 684 Schedules 686 Schedule 1—Building regulations 686 Schedule 2—Procedures for building permits and occupancy permits 690 Schedule 3—Membership and procedure of boards 697 Schedule 4—Transitional provisions 710 Schedule 5—Plumbing infringement offences 725 Schedule 6—Transitional provisions relating to the Building (Plumbing) Act 1998 726 Schedule 7—Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building and Planning Legislation Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2013 727 Schedule 8—Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 737 Schedule 9—House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 745 Schedule 10—Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 746 Schedule 11—Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building and Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2020 755 Endnotes 759 1 General information 759 2 Table of Amendments 761 3 Explanatory details 776 **Version No.** **146** **Building Act 1993** **No. 126 of 1993** Version incorporating amendments as at S. 1 substituted by No. 54/2007 s. 3.