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New compliance declaration requirements for building practitioners
From 13 February 2023, building practitioners must lodge a copy of the fire safety certificate on the NSW Planning Portal when submitting a building compliance declaration under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020.Â
To support this new requirement, building owners must now also provide the fire safety certificate to...
icare opens new Dust Diseases Care Health Screening Clinic
Insurance and Care NSW (iCare) have opened a new Dust Disease Care Health Screening Clinic, which has relocated to iCare’s headquarters at 321 Kent Street, Sydney.
The Clinic offers lung health examinations to employers, workers and retirees who have had exposure to hazardous dust in a NSW workplace.
The service...
Update to the Exemptions under the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
Section 13 of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 regulates certain work that is excluded from being building work under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020.
The following additional exemptions have been added to Section 13:
(1) work to install the following, but only if the work is...
Reminder of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 insurance requirements
On and from 1 July 2023 a registered building practitioner under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (the Act) will need to be adequately insured to perform building work or provide a building compliance declaration.Â
Registered building practitioners will need to ensure that they are adequately insured for any...
THE KEY TO OVERCOMING THE SKILLS SHORTAGE
We know that our industry is struggling to complete building projects on time with many problems such as supply chain constraints, the continuing rise in costs, and the lack of available skilled tradespeople. At Master Builders, we can help the industry unlock the skills shortage with education and training.Â
How...
Don’t be shocked: SafeWork electrical blitz
SafeWork NSW Inspectors are jump-starting 2023 with an electrical compliance operation to increase the safety and awareness of electrical hazards on worksites.
Head of SafeWork NSW, Natasha Mann said contact with overhead and underground powerlines, unsafe or non-compliant wiring and faulty or damaged equipment continue to seriously harm workers.
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Building activity shows bumpy road ahead
New building activity data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today confirms a bumpy road ahead in meeting housing targets without government focus says Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn.
According to the ABS, new housing starts fell 5.2 per cent over the September quarter, and a fall of...
Building challenges starting to ease, but tradies still in short supply
 chief executive  says it was clear that, prior to the pandemic, "we simply would not have enough skilled people to meet the demand that is necessary for the population growth we'll see over the next 10 years".
"It's been exacerbated by the pandemic, because of...