Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) If a council is required to keep documents under the Act or these Regulations or any corresponding previous regulations in relation to building permits and applications for building permits, the documents must be kept as follows—
(a) in their original form for not less than 10 years from the date of issue of the occupancy permit or certificate of final inspection; and
(b) after that period in their original form or in any other manner specified by the Keeper of Public Records (within the meaning of the Public Records Act 1973 ) until the building is demolished or removed from the allotment.
(2) If an occupancy permit or certificate of final inspection has not been issued in respect of a building or building work a period referred to in sub-regulation (1) begins on the date of issue of the building permit for the building or work.
(3) Sub-regulation (1)(b) does not apply in respect of a Class 1a or 10 building if the occupancy permit or certificate of final inspection was issued before 14 June 2005.
Note: The Public Records Act 1973 also imposes requirements on the keeping of public records.