Frequently Asked Questions

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Silmod Building Consulting Pty Ltd provides a range of services, including Building Appeals Board Modification applications, a range of Report & Consent applications, preliminary assessments of building permit documentation, Performance Solution Reports, Bushfire Attack Level Reports and general building consulting advice. 

A Building Permit is an official approval issued by a private or municipal building surveyor, that authorises the commencement of building work. The building permit document indicates that the proposed construction work complies with the relevant building regulations, Australian standards, and construction code requirements. 

An application may be made to the Building Appeals Board (Board) to determine whether a particular provision of the Building Regulations 2018 (Regulations) or the Building Code of Australia should not apply or apply in modified or varied form to a building or land.

A Report and Consent application under the Building Regulations 2018 is a formal process in which a building permit applicant seeks approval from a relevant authority (usually a local council or municipal building surveyor) for specific building work that does not fully comply with the prescribed regulations. This application is necessary when proposed construction work requires an exemption or variation from certain regulatory requirements.

A BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) Report is a detailed assessment that determines the potential risk of bushfire exposure to a specific property. This report is essential for properties located in designated bushfire-prone areas and is used to determine the specific construction requirements to be met, to enhance the resilience of buildings against bushfires.

FRV (Fire Rescue Victoria) Report and Consent under Building Regulation 129 of the Building Regulations 2018 is a specific approval process where the report and consent of the chief officer must be obtained to an application for a building permit which involves any of the following fire safety matters, if those matters do not meet the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA: Fire hydrants, fire control centre or fire control rooms, fire precautions during construction, fire mains, control valves, booster assemblies, open space and perimeter vehicle access to the extent it related to emergency vehicles, fire indicator panels, fire services controls in passenger lift cars.