Useful links:

Property Reports
http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/content/addressSearch
Victorian Building Authority
www.vba.vic.gov.au
Australian Building Codes Board
www.abcb.gov.au
Sustainability Victoria
www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
Fire Rescue Victoria
www.frv.vic.gov.au
Country Fire Authority (Victoria)
www.cfa.vic.gov.au
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
www.aibs.com.au
Standard Australia
www.standards.org.au
Appointing a building surveyor
http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/consumers/building-for-consumers/building-surveyor
Building and planning permits
http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/consumers/permits/building-and-planning-permitss