Permits, council and building disputes in Donnybrook VIC
Your building permit is issued by a registered building surveyor rather than the council, and the occupancy permit at completion comes from the same surveyor. The council deals with planning permits and report and consent. Where a dispute cannot be settled with the builder in writing, the route runs through the Building and Plumbing Commission's dispute resolution service, formerly DBDRV, and then to VCAT.
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Building & Plumbing Commission -
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Strata Community Association -
Building Dispute Practitioners Society
Every dispute goes to the builder in writing first, and you will be asked whether it did.
The Building and Plumbing Commission, formerly the VBA, registers practitioners.
Domestic Building Insurance covers Victorian residential work above the threshold.
Under section 134 of the Victorian Building Act, a building action has to start within ten years.
For a Donnybrook owner, the defect report speaks to you and your builder; it is not tribunal evidence. Going to VCAT means commissioning an expert witness report.
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Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Donnybrook. Licensed building practitioners.
