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Monitoring and Enforcement

Regulation of the occupations for which the BLA has licensing responsibility separates out:

• licensing decisions  - Business Licensing Authority
• monitoring compliance, investigations and enforcement  - Consumer Affairs Victoria and Victoria Police
• disciplinary proceedings and licensing appeals  - Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

BUSINESS LICENSING AUTHORITY 

• Determines all licence-related applications across the relevant occupational and business groups
• Provides accessible & transparent information about licensing and registration criteria and procedures
• Maintains accessible public registers of all registrants and licensees
• Imposes and reviews conditions and restrictions as appropriate on new and existing licensees and registrants
• Refers relevant matters to the Director, CAV or Victoria Police for investigation.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA 

• Provides information to the BLA about applicants
• Monitors compliance, investigations and enforcement within BLA licensing regimes
• Registers Business Names
• Responsible for trader engagement and education.

VICTORIA POLICE

• Provides criminal record checks and detailed reports to BLA as and when appropriate
• Monitors compliance, investigations and enforcement for example, second-hand dealers.

VICTORIAN CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL 

• Hears appeals from BLA decisions
• Hears disciplinary proceedings initiated by CAV or Victoria Police against BLA licensees and registrants.