The Office of the Building Commissioner partnered with Strata Community Association NSW to examine the experience of NSW strata communities with serious building defects. The purpose of the report is to...
TAWAR RAZAGHI, JOURNALIST OCT 11, 2021 Almost four in 10 new apartment buildings in NSW have serious defects, costing an average $331,829 per building to fix, a new survey has found, although...
Following ACRA discussions with the Office of the Building Commissioner, we can advise ACRA Members that for class 2 building work which is exempt under the State Environment Planning Policy...
Those of you involved in Class 2 building remediation are undoubtedly aware of the changes that have come into play under the Design and Building Practitioners Act (DBP Act). ACRA...
The NSW premier has offered a lifeline to the construction industry - allowing the construction industry to take up tools on “non-occupied sites” in certain parts of Sydney. Gladys Berejiklian announced...
The following article was produced by Helen Kowal and the Property Team at Swaab Sydney law firm Swaab have provided the following which may assist some members in navigating the current...
"the BAS tool will allow the regulator to easily identify and respond to defective products and take action against the riskiest practitioners by knowing which buildings they have worked on. “This...
From 1 July 2021, changes to the residential building industry are being introduced to restore consumer confidence and make sure that apartments being built are trustworthy. Among the changes are two...
1 July 2021 marks the start of the Design and Building Practitioners ACT in NSW. You need to be prepared and many of you sat in on the recent ACRA...
Safework NSW has placed an Alert out to Waterproofers. You are urged to review your safety systems, after two separate incidents left three workers severely injured last week. A 22-year-old licensed...
