Victoria Building Commission Suspends Local Government Surveyor for First Time in Carnegie Renovation Case Involving Four Parties

The Building and Plumbing Commission has taken coordinated enforcement action against four parties connected to a residential renovation in Carnegie, Melbourne, in what marks the first time the regulator has suspended a Municipal Building Surveyor anywhere in Victoria. At the centre of the action is Asanka Kodikara, who serves as both a registered private building surveyor and the Municipal Building Surveyor for the City of Boroondara. Kodikara has been suspended from practising in both roles for six months and fined $25,000, after the BPC found he failed to properly administer mandatory inspection and enforcement obligations under the Building Act 1993.

What the BPC Found Against Kodikara

The BPC found that Kodikara had failed to perform work as a registered building surveyor in a competent manner and to a professional standard. The grounds of the disciplinary decision included his failure to issue enforcement action and his failure to obtain inspection certificates in a timely manner. The BPC also found he had failed to comply with the principles of the Building Surveyors Code of Conduct. The six-month suspension is scheduled to come into effect the following month, meaning Kodikara will be unable to act in either his private surveying role or as the City of Boroondara’s municipal building surveyor for that period. The BPC also ordered Kodikara to complete a mandatory training course within twelve months of the decision taking effect.

“The BPC values the vital role of the building surveyor in the regulatory system but we won’t hesitate to act when they fail to do their job.” — BPC Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer Anna Cronin, BPC media release, April 2026

Unregistered Builder Convicted and Fined $70,000

Separate criminal proceedings were also concluded against the builder who carried out the work at the Carnegie site. Upul Ranasinghe, an unregistered builder who performed work on behalf of Aycon Constructions and Building Services Pty Ltd, was convicted and fined $70,000 in the Magistrates Court earlier in April 2026. The BPC confirmed the prosecution was brought before the court and resulted in a conviction. Ranasinghe had carried out building work without the required registration under the Building Act 1993.

Aycon Constructions Registration Cancelled by the BPC

The BPC also acted against Aycon Constructions and Building Services Pty Ltd directly, cancelling the company’s registration and disqualifying it from operating as a registered builder. The basis for the BPC’s decision was that Aycon had carried out domestic building work without the required domestic building insurance. This was not the first time Aycon faced regulatory action. In April 2024, the then Victorian Building Authority immediately suspended Aycon’s registration after it was determined that more than 200 projects stretching back to 2018 may have proceeded without a valid domestic building insurance policy in place. The VBA subsequently imposed a $250,000 fine on the company, described at the time as a record disciplinary financial penalty. The BPC’s cancellation of Aycon’s registration represents the conclusion of those proceedings.

“The responsible builder on the permit, Aycon Constructions, has been cancelled and disqualified by the BPC for carrying out domestic building work without the required insurance.” — BPC media release, April 2026

Building Engineer Fined and Banned from Inspections

The BPC also took disciplinary action against Mehran Orangi, the building engineer who carried out inspections at the Carnegie site. Orangi was fined $15,000 and was prevented from carrying out any inspections on behalf of building surveyors for six months. The decision to act against the engineer as well as the surveyor, the unregistered builder, and the builder company reflects the BPC’s position that accountability must extend across the full oversight chain at a building project, not only to the principal contractor.

A Coordinated Enforcement Outcome Across Four Parties

The enforcement outcomes at the Carnegie site encompassed a criminal conviction, two disciplinary decisions, and one registration cancellation, affecting four separate parties across four different proceedings. BPC Commissioner and CEO Anna Cronin drew attention to the role of the building surveyor in the oversight system and the regulator’s willingness to act regardless of a surveyor’s position, including a position within local government. Homeowners with active projects where Aycon Constructions and Building Services was listed as the registered builder are advised to contact the BPC directly for information and support regarding their situation.