Asset Management Roles and Responsibilities Framework

Dispose

Demolition

Corporate

Corporate staff are responsible for identifying proposed demolitions works (including truncations) for buildings that are in poor condition or excess to facility area allocation.

Corporate staff are also responsible for assessing proposed demolitions works, including proposed school-funded works.

Assessment of proposed school-funded demolition works involves confirming the school council has delegated authority to dispose of the facility using school resources. Assessment of other proposed demolition work is more involved.

When a request for VSBA-led demolition works is supported, corporate staff allocate funding for the works to be undertaken. The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is responsible for the delivery of the works and facilitating the update of school asset drawings once practical completion if achieved.

Demolition type and delivery mode

• Demolition of a department-funded building – VSBA-led
• Demolition of a relocatable building – VSBA-led
• Demolition of a building classified as entitled space – VSBA-led
• Demolition of a building valued at $50,000 or more (including GST) – VSBA-led
• All other demolition works – school-led

Principal

Principals are responsible for ensuring the school complies with the Demolition policy for all proposed demolition works.

Principals as asset managers are responsible for planning and delivery of safe and sustainable learning environments. This may include identifying proposed demolition works for buildings that are in poor condition or excess to facility area allocation. Principals must raise any proposed demolitions works with their Regional Provision Planning (RRP) team.

Principals must obtain the VSBA’s approval before truncating, removing or demolishing any school building. This is facilitated through the RPP team.

Principals may engage a contractor for the truncation, removal or demolition of school-funded buildings valued at less than $50,000 (including GST) that are not classified as entitled space once VSBA approval is received.

Principals must ensure the school complies with the Procuring Low-Value Construction Works or Services policy. Where demolition works are estimated to exceed $100,000 (including GST), the principal must ensure the school obtains approval to proceed from the VSBA through the School-Funded Capital Projects Program.

After school-led demolitions works are completed, principals are responsible for providing a marked-up site plan to facilitate update of school asset drawings.

School councils

School councils have limited delegated authority to dispose of school facilities using school resources. The extent of school council authority depends on the value of the asset, whether the asset was funded by the department or the school, and whether the asset is classified as entitled space.

Links

• Demolition

Land disposal and sales

Corporate

Corporate staff are responsible for maintaining land which has been declared surplus to education needs by the minister including, plantations, former teacher houses and former camp sites.

Principal

Principals do not have responsibilities associated with land disposal and sales.

School councils

School councils do not have responsibilities associated with land disposal and sales.

Links

• Land Disposal
• Land Sales support and services information for schools (staff login required)