Building Amendment (Building Permit Application) Regulations 2025 (Vic)

Building Amendment (Building Permit Application) Regulations 2025

S.R. No. 125/2025

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Amendment to Schedule 4—Form 1

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2025

S.R. No. 125/2025

Building Act 1993

Building Amendment (Building Permit Application) Regulations 2025

The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 25 November 2025

Responsible Minister:

HARRIET SHING
Minister for Housing and Building

ANGELA SMITH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Building Regulations 2018 in relation to the form for an application for a building permit.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 261 and 262 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Building Act 1993.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 26 November 2025.

4Amendment to Schedule 4—Form 1

In Form 1 of Schedule 4 to the Building Regulations 2018[1], for all the words and expressions beginning "*Owner-builder" and ending "Cost of work for the whole of the building work $" substitute—

"Cost of the building work

Note

All costs specified in an application are to be inclusive of GST.

*If application for a building permit is made by a person other than an owner-builder

Part A

Is there a contract or agreement (other than a cost-plus contract or agreement) with a builder for carrying out the building

work?      [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the contract price or agreed amount to be paid to the builder (including for the cost of labour and materials) under the contract or agreement $

If no, is there a cost-plus contract or agreement with a builder for carrying out the building work? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the builder's estimate of the total amount that the builder will receive or is likely to receive (including for the cost of labour and materials) under the contract or agreement $

Specify the cost of any chattel under the contract or

agreement   $

Specify the cost of any prescribed excluded item under the contract or agreement $

Part B

Specify the class or classes of building to which the building work relates:

Does the building work relate to both—

(i)    one or more buildings in a class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or

8 building; and

(ii)    one or more buildings in a class 1, 9 or 10 building? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the information required under Part A and under Part C (if applicable) according to whether the building work relates to—

(i)    buildings in a class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; and

(ii)buildings in a class 1, 9 or 10 building.

Part C

All stages of staged building work

Does the application relate to a stage of the whole of the building work? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the extent of the stage:

Is there one or more contracts or agreements (other than a cost‑plus contract or agreement) for carrying out the whole of the building work for all of the stages?               [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the contract price or agreed amount to be paid (including for the cost of labour and materials) under all the contracts or agreements        $

If no, is there one or more cost-plus contracts or agreements for carrying out the whole of the building work for all of the

stages?  [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the estimate of the total amount that the builders will receive or are likely to receive (including for the cost of labour and materials) under all the contracts or agreements $

Specify the cost of any chattel under the contract or agreement    $

Specify the cost of any prescribed excluded item under the contract or agreement $

*If application for a building permit is made by an owner‑builder

Part A

I intend to carry out the building work as an

owner-builder                 [Yes/No]

Specify the owner-builder certificate of consent number (if applicable):

Specify the owner-builder's estimated cost (including for labour and materials) of the owner-builder carrying out the building

work  $

Part B

Will the owner-builder be engaging one or more builders to carry out part of the building work? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the information in relation to whichever of the following applies—

(i)    if the engagement is under a contract or agreement that is not a cost-plus contract or agreement, specify the contract price or agreed amount to be paid to each builder (including for the cost of labour and materials) $

(ii)if the engagement is under a cost-plus contract or agreement, specify the builder's estimated amount that each builder will receive or is likely to receive (including for the cost of labour and materials) $

Part C

Specify the cost of any chattel relating to Part A and/or Part B    $

Specify the cost of any prescribed excluded item relating to Part A and/or Part B $

Part D

All stages of staged building work by an owner-builder

Does the application relate to a stage of the whole of the building work? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the extent of the stage:

Specify the owner-builder's estimated cost (including for labour and materials) of the owner-builder carrying out the whole of the building work for all stages $

Specify the cost of any chattel in relation to building work carried out by the owner-builder $

Specify the cost of any prescribed excluded item in relation to building work carried out by the owner-builder $

Is there a contract or agreement (other than a cost-plus contract or agreement) with a builder to carry out part of the whole of the building work for all stages?           [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the contract price or agreed amount to be paid to the builder (including for the cost of labour and materials) under the contract or agreement         $

If no, is there a cost-plus contract or agreement with a builder to carry out part of the whole of the building work for all stages?  [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the builder's estimate of the total amount that the builder will receive or is likely to receive (including for the cost of labour and materials) under the contract or agreement $

Specify the cost of any chattel under the contract or agreement     $

Specify the cost of any prescribed excluded item under the contract or agreement $

Part E

Specify the class or classes of building to which the building work relates:

Does the building work relate to both—

(i)    one or more buildings in a class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; and

(ii)     one or more buildings in a class 1, 9 or 10 building? [Yes/No]

If yes, specify the information required under Part A and/or Part B (if applicable) and under Part C and Part D (if applicable) according to whether the building work relates to—

(i)    buildings in a class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; and

(ii)buildings in a class 1, 9 or 10 building.".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 38/2018 as amended by S.R. Nos 38/2018, 75/2018, 100/2018, 180/2018, 40/2019, 116/2019, 21/2020, 42/2020, 83/2020, 101/2020, 73/2021, 128/2021, 50/2022, 61/2022, 65/2023, 80/2023, 102/2023, 122/2023, 132/2023, 2/2024, 59/2024 and 106/2024.