Accessibility
This website has been developed to ensure its content is available to the widest possible audience, including readers using assistive technology or accessibility features. By adhering to guidelines for accessible web design, the diversity of communication methods, available technologies and abilities of web-users in the community is acknowledged. The Building Appeals Board (Board) strives to maintain conformance to W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 at Level AA.
The Board is committed to assisting people with disabilities to access this website. In addition, the website also conforms to the Victorian Government's Accessibility Standard.
Accessibility to participate in oral hearings
In most instances, the Board conducts oral hearings electronically using video conferencing technology. This removes the requirement for parties to travel to the office of the Board to attend a hearing in person and allows parties the opportunity to fully participate in an oral hearing via an online audio/visual platform in a virtual hearing room.
Premises Standards
The Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards 2010, known as the Premises Standards, were created under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. They apply to every new building project for which an application for a building permit is lodged with the relevant building surveyor on or after that date.
The Premises Standards are available online from the Commonwealth Government ComLaw website.