{"id":24214,"date":"2019-04-11T13:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T03:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=24214"},"modified":"2019-04-12T17:19:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T07:19:05","slug":"new-online-system-for-building-permit-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/real-estate\/new-online-system-for-building-permit-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"New online system for building permit applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY MASTER BUILDERS VICTORIA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is in the process of creating a new Building Activity Management System (BAMS), a new online system for the application and issuing of building permits, commencing on 1 July 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of BAMS corresponds with the recent changes to section 18AA of the Building Act 1993, which is to be effective as of the 1 July 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The new changes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The relevant building surveyor, on accepting an application for a building permit, is required to apply to the VBA for a building permit number<\/li>\n<li>The application must:<\/li>\n<li>be in a form approved by the VBA, and<\/li>\n<li>include an estimate of the cost of building work and an estimate of the building permit levy, and payable<\/li>\n<li>include the prescribed information<\/li>\n<li>The relevant building surveyor is able to consider an application for a building permit while waiting for the issuing of the building permit number by the VBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These changes mean that from 1 July 2019, the VBA will issue a building permit number only to the relevant building surveyor and the subsequent building permit once:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The building permit levy is paid<\/li>\n<li>Information required in the form is provided<\/li>\n<li>Any information as required by the Building Regulations is provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As such, these changes mean that the relevant Building Surveyor is no longer able to issue a building permit without going through the above process.<\/p>\n<p>It is extremely important that the information provided to the relevant building surveyor when lodging an application for a building permit is fully completely detailed\u00a0 and includes the prescribed information and cost of building work .<\/p>\n<p>The Building Act does include prescribed time frames for the VBA to process an application for a building permit number; it is likely that this process may cause some delays for building permit applications to be issued by the relevant building surveyor.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vba.vic.gov.au\/building\/bams\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for more information on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vba.vic.gov.au\/building\/bams\"><strong>Building Activity Management System<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY MASTER BUILDERS VICTORIA \u00a0 The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is in the process of creating a new Building Activity Management System (BAMS), a new online system for the application and issuing of building permits, commencing on 1 July 2019. 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