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,...
NSW News
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...
16 Feb Remedial Industry updates in NSW – February 2023
From the NSW Sub Branch President | Grahame Vile Well, 2023 is now in full swing and it's my pleasure to bring us this first Branch President’s message. Our new NSW Branch committee...
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...
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...
25 Oct NSW leads the way with apartment defect insurance
NSW is the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a new insurance product that offers 10 years' protection for buyers of residential apartments. Minister for Fair Trading Victor Dominello said the...
11 Oct NSW – Reporting serious defects in buildings with Project Intervene
Project Intervene has been established to respond to serious defects in recently completed and occupied residential apartment buildings. It aims to find resolutions for owners corporations to have serious defects remediated through...
10 Oct NSW-Insurers come back to NSW apartment construction
Insurers are coming back into high-rise apartment construction, and the first developer is likely to take out a defects liability insurance policy in the coming weeks, as a result of...
14 Sep ACRA NSW’s Advocacy Committee Update
ACRA NSW’s Advocacy Committee continues to make progress with State Government on the key issues impacting remedial works in Class 2 buildings. As Board Member and President of the NSW...
