Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building Insurance New Offences) Bill 2023

Introduction and first reading

Sonya KILKENNY (Carrum – Minister for Planning, Minister for the Suburbs) (12:08): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and the Building Act 1993 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

James NEWBURY (Brighton) (12:08): I seek a brief explanation of the bill.

Sonya KILKENNY (Carrum – Minister for Planning, Minister for the Suburbs) (12:09): This bill introduces a set of two new offences into the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, to be triggered when a builder receives money from a building owner in relation to the carrying out of domestic building work under a major domestic building contract without having obtained the required insurance for that work. The bill will also make amendments to the Building Act 1993 to ensure that the Victorian Building Authority can enforce and take disciplinary action in respect of the set of new offences in the Domestic Building Contracts Act.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.