Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) The report and consent of the chief officer must be obtained in relation to an application for an occupancy permit—
(a) if the chief officer was a reporting authority in relation to the application for the building permit which required the issue of the occupancy permit; or
(b) relating to a building or building work involving the transmission signal of alarms required, under these Regulations or any previous corresponding regulations, to be connected to a fire station or other alarm monitoring service.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the report and consent of the relevant council must be obtained in relation to an application for an occupancy permit relating to—
(a) the installation or alteration of a septic tank system; or
(b) the construction of a building over an existing septic tank system.
(3) The report and consent of the relevant council need not be obtained in relation to an application for an occupancy permit referred to in subregulation (2) if a certificate approving the use of the septic tank system the subject of the application has been issued under section 53MB of the Environment Protection Act 1970 .