A building owner, occupier or owners agent for a building inherits obligations under the Victorian Building Legislation and Building Code of Australia to ensure building works, alterations, occupation of a building and the inspection, testing and maintenance of nominated essential safety measures are complied with as required.
The following table (and links) provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the Victorian Building Legislation building control process and essential safety measures documents.
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VICTORIAN BUILDING LEGISLATION |
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Acts |
Definition Essential Safety Measures |
Parameters New/ Old Building |
Responsibility for Compliance |
Method of Compliance |
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Building Act 1993 |
Part 12 Regulations Subdivision 1 Essential Safety Measures |
Subdivision 1 New/ Alterations post July 1994 |
Subdivision 1 Owner |
AESMR to be completed by the anniversary date of the occupancy permit/ certificate of final inspection/ report in logbook records. |
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Building Regulations 2006 |
Subdivision 2 Essential Safety Measures as defined |
Subdivision 2 Existing buildings pre July 1994 |
Subdivision 2 Owner |
Regular risk assessment |
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Building Code of Australia |
Part I1 |
All building |
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Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 |
All encompassing |
Subdivision 3 Occupier | ||
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Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 |
All encompassing |
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| Building Approval Document | Building Permit |
| Occupational Approval Document | Occupancy Permit Certificate of Final Inspection |
| Annual Statement Document | Annual Essential Safety Measures Report |
| Enforcement Notices | Building Notice Building Order Infringement Notice Emergency Notice Building Order - Stop Work Building Order - Minor Work |
| Building Regulations | Glossay of Definitions |
| Essential Safety Measures | Inspections Identification Australian Standards Definitions |