Victoria is likely to experience significant changes to our regulatory environment as we progress towards new Building Regulations in 2028. Recently, the paper on “Building Amendment (Building Manuals and Mandatory Inspections) Regulations 2025” has progressed past the ‘public comment’ stage.
As a member of AIW, contributing to the Victorian Chapter, we have been privileged to contribute to the industry ‘Stakeholder engagement’ groups with both DTP and VBA. As such, the AIW was invited to make comment on this proposed legislative change. Below is a copy of the AIW comment for those who are interested.