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Aged Notices and Orders: What Happens Next?

Presented by Weir Legal and Consulting for VMBSG.

Aged Notices and Orders: What Happens Next?

Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Time: 11.00am to 12.30pm
Format: Online
Presenter: Krista Weymouth, Special Counsel, Weir Legal and Consulting

VMBSG is pleased to present this online professional development session, delivered by Krista Weymouth of Weir Legal and Consulting.

About the session

Building notices and orders can sometimes remain unresolved for months or even years, leaving councils to determine what action should be taken next.

Aged Notices and Orders: What Happens Next? will explore the practical and legal issues that arise when councils are dealing with longstanding or outstanding building notices and orders.

The session will consider how older matters can be reviewed, how their current status can be determined, and what options may be available to councils when deciding how best to progress or resolve them.

Krista will discuss considerations including:

  • reviewing historical notices and orders
  • determining the current status of older enforcement matters
  • identifying what information and documentation may need to be considered
  • assessing appropriate next steps
  • considering the options available to councils to progress longstanding matters
  • practical and legal considerations when managing unresolved compliance issues.

The session will have a strong practical focus for Municipal Building Surveyors and council officers responsible for managing building compliance and enforcement matters.

Who should attend

This session will be particularly relevant to local government officers involved in building compliance, enforcement and the administration of notices and orders, including:

  • Municipal Building Surveyors
  • Deputy Municipal Building Surveyors
  • building surveyors
  • building inspectors
  • building compliance and enforcement officers
  • authorised persons
  • technical officers involved in compliance matters
  • team leaders, coordinators and managers
  • council officers responsible for reviewing or managing outstanding building enforcement matters.

It will also be useful for staff who have inherited older files or are working through longstanding notices and orders within their municipality.

Outcomes

By attending this session, participants will:

  • develop a stronger understanding of the issues that can arise with aged and outstanding notices and orders
  • gain practical guidance on reviewing longstanding enforcement matters
  • better understand how to assess the current status of an older notice or order
  • consider the legal and practical factors relevant to determining next steps
  • explore options available to councils for progressing or resolving outstanding matters
  • improve their understanding of the risks and considerations involved when dealing with historical compliance files
  • gain practical insights that can be applied when managing older enforcement matters within council.

About the presenter

Krista Weymouth, Special Counsel, Weir Legal and Consulting, has almost 20 years’ experience.

Prior to joining Weir Legal and Consulting, Krista was General Counsel for a state government statutory authority. She has also had extensive experience advising local, State and Commonwealth regulators at a large law firm and at the Australian Government Solicitor.

During her time in private practice, Krista completed a number of secondments with regulators, including in the building and health sectors.

Krista conducts prosecutions for a range of state and local government clients. She appears regularly in tribunals and courts and presents on regulatory matters to a broad range of clients.

Krista recently advised a new Victorian regulator on establishing its initial policies and procedures to enable it to commence operations. She has also been involved in a number of reviews for government bodies assessing the adequacy of existing laws and the effectiveness of policies and procedures.

Registration fees

$170 Member VMBSG  |  $505 Council Group (3+ VMBSG Members)  |  $340 Non-member VMBSG  |  AIBS Members save 10% on Non-member rate (fees inc. GST)

Link to attend

The link to attend this session shall be emailed to the email address you have used to purchase your ticket prior to the session. If you are purchasing a ticket on behalf of a team member, please be sure to use their email address not your own.

Paying by credit card

  • Once your payment has been completed, a tax receipt will be generated automatically and emailed to you for your records.
  • If you require your council’s postal address to appear on the tax receipt, please ensure you enter the council address during checkout rather than your personal or another address.
  • Please ensure the email address entered during checkout is your own, as this is the address the link to attend the online session will be sent to.
  • Your tax receipt will be included in the payment confirmation email. If you need to provide the receipt to your accounts team, please forward the entire email, as the email body itself is the tax receipt.

 

Notes:
  • Recording and presentation slides will be sent to all registered. Only those who attend the session will receive a Statement of Attendance.
  • CPD Points for AIBS accreditation: TBA
  • Council group bookings: Councils may register at a discounted rate when nominating three or more team members. However, each attendee must be a current VMBSG member. Team members who are not current members will be charged the non-member rate. Council will be contacted for names of delegates.

 

Aged Notices and Orders: What Happens Next?