If you registered as a building practitioner before 1 September 2016 you will already be on the VBA five-year renewal cycle.

The VBA will notify practitioners in advance of their registration expiry, but applications must be lodged with the VBA at least three months prior to expiry.

VBA has advised that a $110 late fee is now payable for late applications.

Note that practitioners registered after 1 September 2016 will already be registered for a five-year period.

POLICE CHECKS

The system for police checks when registering your company is also changing after 1 July. The current 100 points of ID system in place will be replaced by a system requiring four pieces of ID.