This template should be used for providing feedback on the effectiveness of the current Building Regulations 2006 and for suggesting possible improvements.

Your feedback will be used to help draft the new Building Regulations 2016.

There will be further opportunities to provide feedback on the draft and final versions of the new Regulations at a later stage of the sun-setting process.

Complete the following templateelectronically (no hand written copies please) and email it to:

1.Type of submission

(Please select)

New Regulation ☐

Regulation amendment☐

Redundant Regulation☐

2.Who is making the submission? Please provide details

An organisation

/ Name of organisation:
Practitioner members or people you are representing:
Name of the individual who has completed this form:
Position within the organisation:
Phone:
Email:

An individual

/ Full Name:
Practitioner registration type or occupation:
Phone:
Email:

3.Which Regulation does this apply to?

Please state below the general category it falls under and the relevant Regulation number/s.
For example: Protection Works, R602-603

4.What is the issue or problem?

Describe the issue or problem in details below. Please include any supporting evidence in Section 7 of this form.
Consider the:
•Background
•Your understanding of the problem / original intentions of the regulation/s
•Extent of the problem
•Who the problem affects
•Why the current regulations are not working
•Current and future impacts of the problem

5.What changes would you like to see? How could it work better and why?

Describe the proposed changes (new Regulation, amendment or redundancy) in detail below.

6.What is the supporting evidence (data and information)?

What data or information do you have that supports:
a. Your view of the problem/issue?
b. The changes you are proposing to the regulations?
The broader and more varied and detailed the evidence the better (take as much room as you need). Please explain the evidence in the section below and attach any documents to the submission if relevant.
Examples of evidence include:
•The number of stakeholders who support your view
•Administrative data captured by you or your organisation
•Incidents and case studies that you are aware of

7.What are the potential impacts of the proposed changes, if any?

Describe the potential impacts you are aware of and who they may affect below. Please leave blank if you are not aware of any.
Examples of impacts include:
•restriction to or increase in competition
•increased or reduced costs
•increased or reduced burden

8.Relationship of the proposed regulatory change to the Building Act 1993

Does anything need to change in the Act in order for the proposed regulation change to take place? Are the connections clear?

Submission assistance

For assistance completing this template, you can contact:

Laene Matahaere –Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure

Email:

Phone: 9223 1812

Johanna Bidwell –Victorian Building Authority

Email:

Phone: 9618 9358