To check if a builder is registered, use the VBA's Practitioner Search.

Enter the builders surname in the Practitioner name field

BCC Tips:

1. Search with builders SURNAME - this will also display ANY entity that practitioner may have been trading under.

To check if a builder is eligible for domestic building insurance, use the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority Builder Search.

Each state has a different threshold for planning & building permits and, an example of this would be not for small repairs or maintenance, the building of a new structure greater than 10 square metres, or some financial threshold of example greater than $10,000.

Building permits and other exemptions. When is a building permit required VBA document.

Is the practitioner registered in the right category for your purpose, if you are building a two storey house then this person is not the right fit for you, unless he is JUST MAKING THE STAIRCASE.