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Building Act 1993
Subdiv 4BAssessments of levy by the Authority for unauthorised building work 395
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Subdivision 4B—Assessments of levy by the Authority for unauthorised building work 395
205LG Levy may be payable for work carried out without a permit 395
205LH Assessment of levy 396
205LI Authority may impose amount of penalty levy 397
205LJ Authority may charge costs of assessing levy 397
205LK Authority to give notice of assessment 397
205LL Person given notice must pay levy, penalty levy and costs of Authority 398
205LM Authority may recover levy assessed by Authority, penalty levy and costs 398
205LN Review by VCAT 398
Subdivision 5—Specific powers of Authority relating to building surveyors 399
205M Directions and recommendations in relation to building surveyors 399
205N Authority may act as municipal building surveyor—general 400
205O Effect of Authority acting as municipal building surveyor 401
205P Authority as relevant building surveyor for certain occupancy permits 402
205Q Building surveyor not to carry out function 402
205R Minister's guidelines apply to applications to Authority 402
Division 3—State Building Surveyor 403
206 Appointment of State Building Surveyor 403
206A Objectives of the State Building Surveyor 405
206B Functions of the State Building Surveyor 405
206C Powers of the State Building Surveyor 407
206D Delegation powers of the State Building Surveyor 407
206E State Building Surveyor may issue binding determinations 408
Division 3A—Building Monitor 409
Subdivision 1—Definition in this Division 409
207 Definition 409
Subdivision 2—Appointment of Building Monitor 409
208 Appointment of Building Monitor 409
208A Vacancy in office of Building Monitor 410
208B Removal from office of Building Monitor 411
208C Acting Building Monitor 411
208D Validity of decisions of Building Monitor 412
Subdivision 3—Objectives, functions and general powers of Building Monitor 412
208E Objectives of the Building Monitor 412
208F Functions of the Building Monitor 413
208G General powers of the Building Monitor 414
208H Staff 414
208I Delegation 414
Subdivision 4—Strategic plan 414
208J Building Monitor must implement a strategic plan 414
Subdivision 5—Information gathering powers of Building Monitor 416
208K Building Monitor may request information or data from certain persons or bodies 416
208L Building Monitor must not publish certain information or data 417
208M Improper disclosure or use of information or data 417
Subdivision 6—Establishment of Building Monitor Reference Group 418
208N Minister may establish a Building Monitor Reference Group 418
208O Review of Building Monitor Reference Group 420
Subdivision 7—Building Monitor Issues Report 420
208P Building Monitor Issues Report 420
Subdivision 8—Review of office of Building Monitor 423
208Q Review of office of Building Monitor 423
Division 4—The Building Regulations Advisory Committee 423
209 Establishment of Committee 423
210 Membership and procedure 423
211 Functions of Committee 426
Division 4A—Plumbing Advisory Council 427
211A Establishment of Council 427
211B Membership and procedure 427
211C Functions 429
Division 5—Role of councils 429
212 Council to administer building provisions in its municipal district 429
213 Appointment of municipal building surveyor 430
214 Agreements with councils or the Authority 430
215 Agreement with private building surveyor 431
216 Council to charge commercial rates for work outside municipal district 432
216A Exemption from functions in relation to certain permits 432
216B Delegation by municipal building surveyor 433
216C Role of municipal building surveyor outside municipal district 433
216D Register of swimming pools 435
Division 6—The Crown and public authorities 437
217 Application of Act to the Crown and public authorities 437
219 Municipal building surveyor not required to inspect building work 438
220 Guidelines for Crown and public authority buildings 438
221 Authorised building surveyor 439
Part 12A—Plumbing work 440
Division 1—Preliminary matters 440
221A Purpose of this Part 440
221B Definitions applying to this Part 440
221C Meaning of *plumbing work* 445
Division 2—Restrictions concerning the carrying out of plumbing work 446
221D Plumbing work only to be carried out by licensed or registered plumbers 446
221E Restrictions concerning work for which compliance certificate required 447
221F Restriction concerning specialised plumbing work 448
221FA Plumbing work must comply with this Part and regulations 449