Victorian Current Acts

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—Building regulations

Part 1—Regulation-making powers

Part 2

Sch. 1 item 1 amended by No. 30/2001 s. 6.

    1.     Design and siting of buildings including—

        (a)     matters relating to the availability of light to, and the overshadowing of, nearby buildings and allotments;

        (b)     matters relating to privacy and overlooking, in relation to nearby buildings and allotments;

        (c)     matters relating to the height of a building, and the distances from buildings to the boundaries of an allotment or to nearby buildings;

        (d)     matters relating to how much of an allotment may be used for buildings, how much of an allotment may be covered by impermeable surfaces and the provision of open spaces on an allotment;

        (e)     matters relating to the preservation of trees, and of architectural or heritage features;

        (f)     matters relating to the provision of car parking in relation to an allotment;

        (g)     matters relating to the use of impermeable surface materials on an allotment and their effect on drainage and runoff;

        (h)     matters relating to the amenity of nearby buildings and allotments;

Sch. 1 item 1(i) amended by No. 43/2024 s. 42(a).

              (i)     matters relating to the environmental, water and energy efficiency of buildings;

        (j)     matters relating to associated fences and boundary walls.

    2.     Form and contents of plans and specifications for building work.

    3.     Preparation of land for building work.

    4.     The construction of buildings.

Sch. 1 item 5 repealed by No. 3/2020 s 38.

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Sch. 1 item 6 substituted by No. 46/2018 s. 74.

    6.     The use and testing (including the destructive testing) of specified building products and materials.

    7.     Structural strength, integrity, stability, durability and insulating properties of building work and materials.

    8.     Fire prevention, fire fighting equipment and precautions and other emergency installations, services and equipment.

    9.     The designation of areas liable to bushfires.

    10.     Prevention of flooding of buildings and designation of areas liable to flooding.

    11.     The designation of alpine areas.

Sch. 1 item 12 amended by No. 43/2024 s. 42(b).

    12.     The environmental, water and energy efficiency of buildings.

    13.     Moisture resistance of buildings.

    14.     Heating, cooling, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting of buildings.

    15.     Noise resistant construction of buildings.

    16.     The resistance of buildings to infestation and the designation of areas liable to infestation.

    17.     The construction and maintenance of floor, wall and roof coverings and of finishes to buildings.

    18.     The construction and maintenance of lifts and lift-shafts in buildings.

Sch. 1 item 19 repealed by No. 68/2001 s. 16.

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    20.     Utility, safety and hygiene services, installations and equipment located in, or related to, buildings and places of public entertainment.

    21.     The structural adequacy of advertising signs and hoardings.

    22.     Fixtures projecting from buildings and dangers arising out of projections from construction work.

    23.     The protection of adjoining property.

    24.     Use of public space for construction work.

    25.     Access to and egress from buildings and places of public entertainment.

    26.     Suitability of buildings and places of public entertainment for occupation.

    27.     The number of people who can be accommodated in buildings and places of public entertainment.

    28.     Use and maintenance of buildings and places of public entertainment including use and maintenance and replacement of services, installations and equipment referred to in this Schedule.

    29.     Changes of use of buildings and places of public entertainment.

    30.     The manner of alteration and demolition of and additions to buildings, including the connecting or dividing of buildings.

    31.     The classification of buildings and places of public entertainment and the application of building regulations to different classes of buildings and places of public entertainment.

    32.     The provision of certificates as to compliance with any or all of the building regulations or with respect to any other matters under the building regulations.

    33.     The records to be kept of—

        (a)     the carrying out of building work; and

        (b)     the maintenance of buildings and places of public entertainment; and

        (c)     the maintenance and replacement of services, installations and equipment referred to in this Schedule.

    34.     The safety of buildings and places of public entertainment.

Sch. 1 Pt 2 amended by No. 34/1997 s. 29, repealed by No. 68/2001 s. 4(2).

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