Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Reports

The Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 claimed 173 lives and destroyed 2029 homes. After this tragedy, the Victorian government introduced new measures in building and development for all bushfire prone areas.

On the 8th September 2011, the building amendment regulations for bushfire construction came into effect. Now all newly constructed buildings, extensions or renovations on existing buildings that are in a designated bushfire prone area, require a minimum BAL rating of 12.5

The BAL rating is then used to determine the appropriate construction requirements for the site.

Click Here to check if your property is in a designated bushfire prone area.

Inspections Unlimited offer:

• Onsite assessments
• We use method 1 (or method 2 if required for complex sites) of AS 3959-2018
• Simple but detailed report including photos
• Fast turnaround, usually within 1-3 business days

We can also offer Pre-BAL desktop assessments for $200. The assessments are carried out using programs without visiting the site.

A pre-BAL assessment can give an indication of the possible BAL rating the site may achieve, we can also give advice if there are ways to reduce the rating to a lower BAL.

Note that NO official BAL report is issued with a pre-BAL assessment, however if you wish for us to proceed to an onsite assessment to obtain a BAL report, the cost of the pre-BAL assessment will be deducted from the full cost of your BAL report.

For a quotation please forward a site plan showing the location of any proposed works to:   BAL@iuconsulting.com.au