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Building Surveyor Integrity Goes Under Spotlight
Business
Tuesday March 9 2021

Building Surveyor Integrity Goes Under Spotlight

Building surveyors will be appointed by owners only, will be prevented from having conflicts of interest and will have powers to issue stop-work and rectification orders...

National Model Code of Conduct for Building Surveyors has been Released
Business
Monday December 7 2020

National Model Code of Conduct for Building Surveyors has been Released

The BCR Implementation Team has released the Model Code, which sets out the minimum obligations for registered building surveyors undertaking statutory functions.

ACT to Mandate Government Certifiers for Some Projects
Business
Thursday July 23 2020

ACT to Mandate Government Certifiers for Some Projects

Private certification may be banned on some developments in the ACT, the Government in that territory has announced.

Australia’s Construction Sector Must Develop Trust in End Products
Business
Wednesday June 17 2020

Australia’s Construction Sector Must Develop Trust in End Products

Australia’s building sector must work hard to ensure that consumers can have trust in completed buildings, a leading regulator says.

Building Surveyors Slam Ministers
Business
Monday December 16 2019

Building Surveyors Slam Ministers

A leading body for building surveyors in Australia has slammed the country’s building ministers, saying a failure to hold industry briefings at last week’s Building Minister...

Building Surveyors are Leaving in Droves
Business
Monday December 16 2019

Building Surveyors are Leaving in Droves

As many as one in five building certifiers and surveyors have either left the industry or have reduced the scope of their services on account of...

Australia Needs Better Regulation for Building Certifiers
Business
Wednesday March 21 2018

Australia Needs Better Regulation for Building Certifiers

“They are in a very difficult position because, on the one hand, they have been given a responsibility to protect the public interest—that is, the regulatory—and,...

Building Certifiers Must Carefully Guard Their Independence
Business
Monday June 5 2017

Building Certifiers Must Carefully Guard Their Independence

Unsurprisingly, there were always going to be calls for change after a landslip cause by wild weather ruptured gas mains and began to eat away at...