Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 20, 2023 12:03 pm What are an owners rights, in Victoria for site access. As stated here: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/licensi ... 0situation. "By law, the builder must allow the owner and/or the owner’s agent ‘reasonable access’ to the site during construction (section 19 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995)." If the owner has a white card, can the builder deny access given reasonable notice? Re: Building Site Access - Victoria - New Build 2Jul 20, 2023 12:07 pm For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having reasonable access. Is that correct? If they are breaking the law it would become a police matter, is that also correct? http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/ ... :~:text=(1)%20A%20builder%20must%20permit,Penalty%3A%2020%20penalty%20units. DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995 - SECT 19 Access to building site (1) A builder must permit the building owner (or a person authorised by the building owner) to have reasonable access to the building site and to view any part of the building works. Penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A person who is exercising a right of access granted under subsection (1) must not interfere with the carrying out of the building works. (3) A builder is not liable for any costs or delays— (a) that result from any failure by a person to comply with subsection (2); and (b) that the builder notifies the building owner of in writing within 5 business days of the failure to comply occurring Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 21287 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 17411 |