Please read this disclaimer carefully before using the Lodgely platform.
In plain language: Lodgely is an AI-powered pre-lodgement compliance tool — not a substitute for a registered building surveyor or town planner. Our reports are generated by artificial intelligence and are designed to help you identify issues early, but a registered building surveyor must still formally assess your project and issue any building permit, and the relevant council remains the decision-maker on any planning permit.
The information and automated compliance assessments provided by this platform are intended as a general guide only and do not constitute professional legal, planning, or building advice.
While we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the regulatory information presented is current and accurate, building regulations, planning provisions, and council requirements are subject to change. Users are responsible for independently verifying all information against the relevant legislation, including the Building Act 1993 (Vic), Building Regulations 2018 (Vic), the Victoria Planning Provisions, and applicable local planning schemes.
Compliance assessments generated by this platform are based on the information and drawings provided by the user. Results are indicative only and do not guarantee approval by a registered building surveyor, council, or any other relevant authority.
A registered building surveyor must be engaged to provide a formal assessment and issue any required building permit. Nothing in the platform's reports or outputs constitutes a formal compliance determination or permit approval.
Compliance assessments are generated using artificial intelligence. AI-generated outputs can contain errors, omissions, or misinterpretations — including missing a non-compliance that exists, flagging an issue that does not, or misreading information on a drawing. Every report must be reviewed and verified by a suitably qualified person before it is relied upon.
The accuracy of each assessment also depends on the quality, completeness, and legibility of the documents you upload. Drawings that are incomplete, low-resolution, hand-annotated, or supplied as scanned images rather than digital PDFs may not be fully readable by the platform, and the resulting report may not reflect their full content. Information not visible or not extractable from the uploaded documents cannot be assessed.
Reports are prepared solely for the account holder who submitted the review. They are not intended to be relied upon by any other party, including property owners, purchasers, financiers, insurers, councils, or building surveyors, and we accept no responsibility to any such third party.
This platform does not replace the need for qualified professional advice. Users should consult a registered building practitioner, town planner, or legal professional for advice specific to their project before making any regulatory or construction decisions.
In particular, projects involving:
…should always involve appropriately qualified professionals beyond the use of this platform.
We endeavour to keep the platform updated following changes to the NCC, Building Regulations, and Victoria Planning Provisions. However, we cannot guarantee that all information is current at the time of any particular review. Regulations may change without notice, and the platform may not immediately reflect recent amendments.
Users should always verify applicable requirements against the current version of the relevant legislation or planning scheme via official government sources.
[Your Company Name] Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any loss, damage, regulatory non-compliance, construction cost, permit delay, or other consequence arising from reliance on information or assessments provided through this platform.
To the extent permitted by law, our liability for any claims arising from use of the platform is limited to the amount paid by the user in subscription fees in the three months preceding the claim.
Nothing in this disclaimer limits rights that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable consumer protection legislation.
The platform may contain links to third-party websites or reference third-party tools and services. [Your Company Name] Pty Ltd is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party site or service.
We reserve the right to update this disclaimer at any time. Continued use of the platform following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised disclaimer. The date of last update is displayed at the top of this page.
For questions about this disclaimer, please contact us at hello@lodgely.com.au.