Building Subdivision Audits: Building Surveyors: Building Certifiers

In a number of States and Territories, if an existing building is to be subdivided, under certain circumstances, each of the buildings created from the subdivision must be brought into conformity with current regulations by building surveyors / building certifiers as a result of building subdivision audits.

Subdivision Act
Victoria

In Victoria for example, building subdivision audits are affected if alterations to the existing building (instigated within the previous 3 years) exceed 50% of the building's volume, then the building surveyors / building certifiers will ensure the buildings created from the subdivision should comply with current regulations, building subdivision audits will reveal this.

Building surveyors / building certifiers building subdivision audits will explain where these circumstances do not apply, a case may exist for partial compliance, taking into account such factors as the building's structural adequacy, health and amenity, as well as making reasonable provision for avoiding the spread of fire to or from adjoining buildings.

The power to make determinations stemming from building subdivision audits rests with either Municipal Building Surveyors, or with private building surveyors such as HENDRY building surveyors / building certifiers.

HENDRY building surveyors / building certifiers are able to provide building subdivision audits that outline the requirements necessary to ensure buildings comply with the regulations. Our building subdivision audits include potential dispensations allowable under the regulations, or due to performance-based solutions of the Building Code of Australia

HENDRY building surveyors/building certifiers are well versed in the application of building subdivision audits in all property industry sectors. We can provide detailed building subdivision audits and indicative costings for the benefit of the stakeholders involved.