Appointments of a State Building Surveyor (SBS) and a Building Monitor (BM) are two welcome amendments to the Building Act 1993 (Act) made by the Hon Richard Wynne, former Minister of Planning and Minister of Housing.
Read MoreIf you are planning to carry out building work on your property, you may be required to carry out protection work to adjoining properties to ensure that they are not affected or damaged by your proposed building work.
Read MoreThe tragic building fires in the Lacrosse Building of Melbourne in 2014, the Marina Torch Tower of Dubai in 2015 and the Greenfell Tower of London in 2017 have sparked international safety concerns regarding the use of combustible cladding in construction of buildings, homes and places of public assembly.
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