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Building Professionals Will Need Ongoing Education on Construction Code
Buildings
Tuesday August 10 2021

Building Professionals Will Need Ongoing Education on Construction Code

Building and engineering professionals across sixteen categories throughout Australia will need to undertake ongoing education specifically about the National Construction Code (NCC) as part of continuing...

Engineers Union Hits Out at Draft NSW Building Regulation
Business
Tuesday December 22 2020

Engineers Union Hits Out at Draft NSW Building Regulation

The union for engineers has hit out at draft regulations which will accompany new building legislation in New South Wales, saying that a failure to extend...

Queensland Clamps Down on Head Construction Contractors
Civil
Monday September 7 2020

Queensland Clamps Down on Head Construction Contractors

Principal construction contractors in Queensland could risk substantial fines and jail time under new laws if they perform unlicensed work or rely on licenses held by...

Mandatory Engineering Registration Becomes Law in Victoria
Business
Thursday August 29 2019

Mandatory Engineering Registration Becomes Law in Victoria

Engineers throughout Victoria will need to be registered in in order to perform certain types of work under new legislation passed by the state’s parliament.

NT Emerges as a Model for Building Industry Regulation
Business
Thursday November 19 2015

NT Emerges as a Model for Building Industry Regulation

Proposed reforms to building industry regulation in the Northern Territory are sensible and should serve as a model for all other states to follow, a key...

Lack of Trades Registration Putting Consumers at Risk
Residential
Monday November 2 2015

Lack of Trades Registration Putting Consumers at Risk

A lack of mandatory registration of tradespeople throughout Victoria is placing consumers at risk and costing the building industry dearly, the leader of a key construction...

Who Needs to be a Licenced Builder in Victoria?
Residential
Thursday June 4 2015

Who Needs to be a Licenced Builder in Victoria?

If you are involved in the building industry in Victoria then chances are you should be a Licenced/Registered Building Practitioner. This legislation has been in for...

Inconsistent Regulations Killing Australia’s Construction Sector
Business
Wednesday May 20 2015

Inconsistent Regulations Killing Australia’s Construction Sector

Imagine for a moment you were trying to run a large international city with a metropolitan population of 20 million people or more.