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Labor Update on Design & Building Practitioners Bill Progress

2020-09-19T00:31:33+10:00

07 MAY 2020 Legislation drafted by the NSW Government to improve the accountability of building industry practitioners and the quality and compliance of construction, particularly multi-residential buildings, is currently stalled. The NSW Labor Opposition is lobbying the government to finally pass its Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019, which will see major and much-needed reforms including a requirement for engineers working on projects to be registered professionals. > Read the letter [...]

Labor Update on Design & Building Practitioners Bill Progress2020-09-19T00:31:33+10:00

Upper House report slams Government on cladding, defects and reforms

2020-09-21T21:58:54+10:00

5 May 2020 A NSW Upper House committee has slammed the NSW State government over alleged failures in three key areas all of which are directly related to apartment living. The government is accused of failing to properly address issues with flammable cladding, dragging its feet on legislation required to give Building Commissioner David Chandler the powers he needs to clean up the building industry, and leaving apartment owners in sub-standard [...]

Upper House report slams Government on cladding, defects and reforms2020-09-21T21:58:54+10:00

High-Rise Tower Catches Fire in United Arab Emirates

2020-09-21T21:55:42+10:00

5 May 2020 A high-rise tower caught fire late Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates in a city-state neighboring Dubai, a blaze that saw flames rapidly shoot up the sides of the building like other recent incidents that involved flammable cladding. The blaze at the 48-story Abbco Tower in Sharjah saw flaming debris shower neighboring dusty parking lots and left metal siding littering surrounding streets. The UAE, including skyscraper-studded Dubai, has [...]

High-Rise Tower Catches Fire in United Arab Emirates2020-09-21T21:55:42+10:00

NSW building inquiry targets cladding in final report

2020-09-22T19:03:10+10:00

1 MAY 2020 A NSW Upper House inquiry into the state’s troubled building industry has made 22 recommendations in its final report, including 11 that outline how the Government should handle the flammable cladding crisis. The report by the Public Accountability Committee also calls on the Berejiklian Government to grant the Building Commissioner new powers to address the “alarming problems” plaguing the industry. Building industry regulation expert Bronwyn Weir says the [...]

NSW building inquiry targets cladding in final report2020-09-22T19:03:10+10:00

Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – Urgent Building Reforms Required

2020-09-20T22:00:00+10:00

29 APRIL 2020 OCN wrote to the NSW Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, requesting urgent action to pass two key pieces of legislation drafted by the government – the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Bill 2020. The situation has become even more urgent with the emphasis on apartment construction as an element of NSW State Government COVID-19 economic stimulus measures. [...]

Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – Urgent Building Reforms Required2020-09-20T22:00:00+10:00

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality

2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 30 April 2020 Owners Corporation Network Welcomes Publication of the Final Report of the Upper House Inquiry into the Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes Jane Hearn, Chair of the Owners Corporation Network, the peak body representing apartment owners in NSW, today welcomed the release of the Report of the Shoebridge Inquiry. “OCN has been campaigning for years for better consumer protection and improvements [...]

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

Compo over ‘unbearable’ noise in swanky Canberra apartment

2020-09-21T22:06:06+10:00

2 April 2020 A resident at Canberra's swanky Nishi apartment building has been awarded more than $20,000 in compensation over “unbearable” structual cracks the defective building makes — noises she compared to cannon fire. The noises, Ms de Gruchy said, were loud enough to wake a sleeping person, as frequently as every six minutes. The Daily Telegraph > Full article on The Daily Telegraph

Compo over ‘unbearable’ noise in swanky Canberra apartment2020-09-21T22:06:06+10:00

Budget 2020: £1bn fund to strip cladding from tall buildings

2020-09-21T22:11:46+10:00

12 Mar 2020 A £1bn fund to help strip combustible cladding from homes in privately owned tower blocks is “a huge step forward”, but likely to be too little and would still leave thousands of people in financial and safety limbo, leaseholders said. Leaseholders in blocks with ACM and other kinds of combustible cladding have faced soaring costs for mortgages, insurance and interim fire safety measures. Some have put off having children [...]

Budget 2020: £1bn fund to strip cladding from tall buildings2020-09-21T22:11:46+10:00

NSW builders must win back customer trust, says commissioner

2020-09-21T22:11:54+10:00

10 March 2020 With the introduction of government bills to force change, now is the time for quality market participants to back an overhaul of the state’s construction industry and rebuild customer confidence, argues the NSW Building Commissioner. The NSW government’s Design and Building Practitioner’s Bill (D&BP) and the Residential Apartments (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Bill (RAB) will face the NSW Parliament in coming weeks. Since the publication of the Shergold [...]

NSW builders must win back customer trust, says commissioner2020-09-21T22:11:54+10:00

‘It’s felt life-ruining’: flat owners face huge bills for new cladding

2020-09-21T22:12:01+10:00

23 February 2020 Residents of flats in Greater Manchester who are facing huge bills to replace flammable cladding have told of “anxiety so extreme I can’t function” and feel they are members of “generation stuck”. A survey carried out by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task Force found 53% of owner-occupiers in tower blocks had been hit with increased service charges after the Grenfell Tower fire. One resident said their monthly [...]

‘It’s felt life-ruining’: flat owners face huge bills for new cladding2020-09-21T22:12:01+10:00
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