Permits, council and building disputes in Deanside VIC
Your building permit is issued by a registered building surveyor, who also carries out the mandatory inspections and issues the occupancy permit. The City of Melton handles planning matters. If a builder will not fix a defect, Victoria has a set dispute path, and good records make each step easier.
Raise each defect with the builder in writing first, attaching the inspection report.
Next comes the Building and Plumbing Commission dispute resolution service (formerly DBDRV).
VCAT's Building and Property List hears domestic building disputes that do not resolve.
At VCAT, an expert witness report written to the practice note carries the evidence.
Domestic building insurance (DBI) may respond if the builder dies, disappears or becomes insolvent.
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Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Deanside. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
