Small Business Commissioner makes application for advisory opinion on the effect of s 251 of the Building Act

This is the first time the Commissioner has used his new power under the Small Business Commissioner Act 2003 (Vic) to seek an advisory opinion from the Tribunal.

The OSBC's website also says that:

His Honour Justice Greg Garde AO RFD, President VCAT, has directed by Orders made at VCAT on 20 June 2014, that relevant peak industry bodies and government entities and other interested persons should have an opportunity to make, in the first instance, submissions in writing in relation to the matters referred to VCAT. Any submissions in writing are directed to be provided to the VSBC and the VCAT’s Principal Registrar by 4:00pm on Wednesday, 27 August 2014.

Submissions should be forwarded to the VCAT at GPO Box 5408, Melbourne VIC 3001 or electronically at thomas.patereskos@supremecourt.vic.gov.au and to the VSBC at GPO Box 4509, Melbourne VIC 3001 or electronically at enquiries@vsbc.vic.gov.au .

Written notice of any application seeking the Tribunal’s leave to make oral submissions in addition to any written submissions previously made shall be provided in writing to the VSBC and the VCAT’s Principal Registrar on or before 4:00pm on Tuesday 1 October 2014.

For more information, refer to the OSBC's website here.

For background to the issue about s 251 of the Building Act, see an earlier post here and the links within that post.

Thanks again to Jamie Bedelis of Moray & Agnew for alerting me to the note on the OSBC's website.