01 Mar Emergency Fact Sheet released!
We are pleased to advise that the NSW Department of Customer Service has released a Fact Sheet: Emergency Remedial Building Work: Click here. Â This guideline is intended to help Owners Corporations,...
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27 Feb NSW Remedial-Government consultation update | Exempt development
ACRA members on the Advocacy Working Group continue to work with the NSW Government on seeking clarity for the remedial sector working in Class 2 buildings. The immediate focus relates...
24 Feb VIC – Minimum standards for maintenance and repair of heritage places
In January 2023 Heritage Victoria updated their Minimum standards for maintaining and repairing heritage places. Click here to read the updated guidelines Minimum standards for maintenance and repair of heritage places...
16 Feb Raising awareness of the unintended consequences of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 on the remedial industry
Helen Kowal SWAAB NSW Sub Branch, Advocacy team  There are unintended consequences of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (DBP Act) on remedial practitioners. Remedial work in NSW performed on class...
07 Feb QLD – Crackdown on cladding
Via City Beat- Glen Norris The Queensland construction watchdog is cracking down on potentially deadly combustible cladding, launching a series of prosecutions over the past year against building owners. The Queensland Building...
23 Jan Call for enhanced safety for concrete pours in NSW
Acting Head of SafeWork NSW John Tansey has called for concreters to implement regular inspections, maintenance and testing of equipment into their routines, after a spate of recent concrete placing...
05 Dec QLD -New Silica Code of Practice is being enforced from 1st of May 2023
New Silica Code of Practice is being enforced from 1st of May 2023 in Queensland. The COP applies to EVERYONE within the construction industry. This means all ACRA Contractors, operators,...
11 Oct QLD – New Building Policy Framework
A new Building Policy Framework (PDF, 981KB) providing overarching guidance for the strategic and operational management of the Queensland Government’s building construction and maintenance projects has been developed by the Queensland...
10 Oct Managing the risk of slips, trips and falls
Know safety, work safely Slips, trips and falls result in tens of thousands of injuries every year in Australian workplaces. This infosheet has information about managing the risks of slips, trips and falls. managing_slips_trips_falls_nswm.pdf...
