Refund of certain building permit levy
281C Refund of certain building permit levy
This regulation applies in respect of an application for a building permit accepted by a building surveyor on or after 1 January 2020 and before the commencement of this regulation where the building work the subject of the permit—
includes the construction of social housing; and
either of the following applies—
on completion of the building work, the social housing will be owned, controlled or managed by the Director of Housing;
on completion of the building work, the social housing will be owned, controlled or managed by a participating registered agency and the social housing is fully or partially funded under a program approved by the Director of Housing.
Reg. 281C(2) amended by S.R. No. 72/2026 reg. 6(1).
Any amount of building permit levy imposed under section 205G(2A) of the Act in relation to the building work that is paid by the applicant to the Authority before or after the commencement of this regulation must be refunded by the Authority to the applicant from the Building account on receiving an application from the applicant for the refund in a form approved by the Authority.
Reg. 281C(3) substituted by S.R. No. 72/2026 reg. 6(2).
In this regulation—
Building account means the Building account of the Victorian Building Authority Fund established under section 205 of the Act.
Reg. 281D inserted by S.R. No. 101/2020 reg. 8, amended by S.R. No. 72/2026 reg. 7.
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