Victorian Building Authority 2025-26 annual report
- Total revenue and income from transactions
- $350.1 million
- Printed as $350,059 thousand · Report, page 94
Summary
The report's own summary: The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer’s Report, pages 12 to 13
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The Building and Plumbing Commission reported on 2025–26, combining building and plumbing regulation with domestic building insurance and dispute resolution.
The commission reported that almost 70,000 building and plumbing practitioners were registered or licensed at the end of June 2026.
It reported resolving 90.5% of consumer enquiries at first contact, above its target of 80%.
The commission reported a comprehensive result of $29.9 million, primarily driven by grant funding and increased levy, fee and fine revenue.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
Overall, the underlying net result enables the BPC to continue investing in regulatory capability, service delivery and reform initiatives while maintaining financial sustainability.
Finances 4
Total revenue and income from transactions
$350,059 thousand
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Total revenue and income from transactions 350,059 132,402
Total expenses from transactions
$320,454 thousand
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Total expenses from transactions 320,454 119,242
Employee expenses
$121,266 thousand
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Employee expenses 3.1.1 121,266 92,117
Net result
$29,711 thousand
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Net result 29,711 13,398
Staff 2
Total employees
747 people
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Total employees 747 730.38 536 43
Total employees
730.38 FTE
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Total employees 747 730.38 536 43
Executives and remuneration 5
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer
$520,000 - $529,999
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Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer in connection with the management of the BPC during the reporting period was in the range: $520,000 - $529,999
Total number of executives
11
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Total remuneration (a) 3,781 3,461 Total number of executives 11 15
Total remuneration (a)
$3,781 thousand
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Total remuneration (a) 3,781 3,461 Total number of executives 11 15
Compensation of KMP
$4,309 thousand
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Compensation of KMP 2026 2025 Total (a) 4,309 3,951
Total
27
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Executives with total remuneration over $100,000 26 16 Accountable officer (CEO) 1 1 Total 27 17
Consultancies 1
Details of consultancies valued at greater than $10,000
$3,573,209
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The total expenditure incurred during 2025-26 in relation to these consultancies was $3,573,209 (excluding GST).
Complaints and investigations 4
Building practitioner complaints received
1,425
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Building practitioner complaints received 1,425 1,799
Plumbing practitioner complaints received
1,415
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Plumbing practitioner complaints received 1,415 1,569
Building practitioner investigations completed
170
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Building practitioner investigations completed 170 275
Plumbing practitioner investigations completed
75
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Plumbing practitioner investigations completed 75 421
Other figures 6
Prosecutions completed
59
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Show cause notices issued 86 72 Prosecutions completed 59 16
Prosecutions completed
9
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Plumbing Inquiries 21 22 Prosecutions completed 9 5
Show cause notices issued
86
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Show cause notices issued 86 72
unregistered tip-offs
752
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the BPC received 752 unregistered tip-offs via our website
Statutory referrals received
272
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Statutory referrals received 272 255
Building permits inspected
6,244
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Building permits inspected 6,244 6,308
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 162
- Figures not found in the report
- Consultancy; Executive average remuneration; Investigations commenced; Named remuneration; Public hearings; Recommendations made