Regulation 126 Certificate of Compliance For Proposed Building Work
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We are Chartered Professional Engineers CPEng, Registered Professional Engineer Queensland RPEQ and registered under Business Licensing Authority (BLA) in Victoria as Licensed Professional Engineer, which in accordance to The Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019, qualified to review and issue Reg 126 Certificate Of Compliance.
What is Regulation 126 certificate of compliance for proposed building work?
In Victoria, a Certificate of Compliance is a document that is regulated by the Victorian Building Authority and is referred to as “Regulation 126: Certificate of Compliance – Design”. The Victorian Building Authority administers Victoria’s building legislation system. The document is a statement made by the engineer (us) to the Building Surveyor that all structural design works have been carried out in accordance with the Building Act 1993, the Building Regulations 2018, the National Construction Code and the relevant Australian Standards.
Is this required for Building Permit application?
Yes. In Victoria, in order to complete your Building Permit application, your Building Surveyor may request a Certificate of Compliance from us pertaining to your proposed development. This document gives you and your Building Surveyor confidence that all design work has been completed by us to the required standards as set by the Victorian Building Authority.
Together with the Certificate of Compliance, three sets of all design and drawing documentation must be provided to the Building Surveyor. Each and every document must be certified with a structural adequacy approval and signed and dated by a Registered Building Practitioner of the category and class ‘Civil Engineer’ (us). These documents may be issued in hard copy or digital format. Once the Building Surveyor approves the Building Permit application, one complete set of the certified documentation is forwarded to each of the applicant (person applying for the building permit) and the local Council. The third set is retained by the Building Surveyor.
Why Regulation 126?
Regulation 126 is another form of independent peer review. This process is typically carried out by professionals within the same engineering discipline to verify that there are no errors in the engineering design. Reviews are more reliable when performed by peers with the same professional background and expertise. It creates that extra confidence required that your project has been checked and verified by a third party Professional Engineer, and it is a well-accepted process in the engineering world. Engineering peer reviews may be carried out to enhance quality assurance, risk management, constructability, cost, or code compliance. Its goal is to improve the quality and safety of designs, reduces risk and increase confidence that your project has been designed in accordance to NCC, relevant Australian Standards and manufacturer's specifications.
Reg126 or Regulation 126 is a form of peer review. It provides summarised report addressed to the building surveyor or building certifier with all the required information, Australian standards, NCC requirements, computations, drawings have been satisfactory, to assist him in making decisions on the sign offs of building permit approval.
Who can issue Certificate of Compliance?
A certificate of compliance may be issued and relied upon in relation to a design of building work of any Class, the inspection of domestic building work, or the erection of prescribed temporary structures. The certificate must state the proposed building work, or as constructed building work, complies with provisions of the Act and the Regulations. Regulation 126 requires the certificate to be issued in a form approved by the VBA, click here for a sample certificate by ArchiEng.
The certificate must be addressed to the RBS, a municipal building surveyor or a private building surveyor. Where the certificate is for proposed building work, it must relate to the final design. Certificates relating to design may be issued by a prescribed engineer in the relevant class of engineer, or a building surveyor registered under Part 11 of the Act.
We are Chartered Professional Engineers CPEng, Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) and registered under Business Licensing Authority (BLA) in Victoria as Licensed Professional Engineer, which in accordance to The Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019, qualified to review and issue Reg 126 Certificate Of Compliance.
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How long does it takes?
Depends on the complexity of the project.
For a smaller projects, say 10 pages of computation, 10 pages of drawings, a Regulation 126 can typically be issued within 48 hours.
For larger projects, up to 50 pages of computations and 50 pages of drawings, it can take up to a week to carry out the review.
Sometimes, we might request for additional computation or drawings, which may take longer time, so it depends on the turnaround from clients too.
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What is the cost for Reg126?
Again, that depends on number of hours required to review the project.
For construction material testing, straight forward concrete test cost around $350-450.
For a smaller projects, say 10 pages of computation, 10 pages of drawings, a Regulation 126 can cost around $550-900.
For larger projects, up to 50 pages of computations and 50 pages of drawings, it can range from $1,000 - $2,500 per project.
What happen when Certificate of Compliance are not provided?
Sometimes, there may be cases where a certificate is not provided in relation to a design prepared by an engineer. If an RBS does not have the skills to ensure a design is compliant or a certificate is not provided to the RBS who is responsible for checking the design for compliance, the RBS should arrange for independent checking and certification to be satisfied that compliance is achieved.
For instance, the RBS should not determine that an engineering design is compliant unless the proposed work falls within their expertise and they have relevant experience in relation to the proposed design.
AchiEng offers peer review and certification services for civil, structural engineering, construction material testing, non-structural secondary components and seismic design produced by others. Provided that the evidences satisfies the requirements of NCC, Australian Standards and other relevant regulatory documentation, a Regulation 126 design certificate will be issued by a fully independent third party professional Licensed Engineer, regulated by Business Licensing Authority and Consumers Affairs Victoria.
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