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Building Act 1993
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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.