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Building more homes. Is government helping or hindering Victoria's building industry?
Australia's housing shortage and cost of living crisis are deeply connected, yet the building industry tasked with delivering new homes is facing rising material costs, increasing regulatory complexity and limited government support.
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Victoria's plumbing insurance gap. The recommendations the government has not implemented
The Premier has told Parliament the government is implementing all recommendations from the review that led to Victoria's major domestic building reforms.
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Builders and plumbers need new subbie contracts prior to the new legislative regime of 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026 the Building and Plumbing Commission will have powers to order builders and plumbers to return and fix defective domestic building work, no court or tribunal required. If you have not updated your subcontractor agreements to address these new rectification order powers, you risk bearing the full time and cost of rectification yourself.
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The Victorian construction industry has just been hit with some massive proposed changes
Victoria's Building and Plumbing Administration and Enforcement Bill 2026 introduces sweeping enforcement powers that will reshape the domestic building industry. From entry and seizure provisions to personal and criminal liability for directors, civil penalty orders of up to 60,000 penalty units, and a range of new compliance mechanisms, these proposed changes demand the attention of every building and plumbing professional in the state.
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