The engineering profession in NSW has seen major change in the building and construction industry since 2019. This includes changes to the Residential Apartment Building Act, the Design and Building Practitioners Act and others.
The NSW Government is now proposing wide-ranging reforms that will ensure people can own, occupy and use compliant, safe and resilient buildings.
What Engineers Australia is doing
Engineers Australia is ensuring the voice of the engineering profession is being heard in this important area. As part of work we're currently undertaking, we've sent a comprehensive submission to the NSW government's proposed building reforms which has incorporated our members feedback.
The NSW government's set of proposals focus on:
- making home building fairer and easier
- supplying and using safer building products
- regulating prefabricated and manufactured homes
- strengthening building compliance and enforcement
- licensing commercial and home building work
- upskilling the building and construction industry
- securing prompt and fair payment for building work.
This is a substantial piece of work that will likely have far reaching effects on Engineers Australia’s members working in the building space.
Learn more about the work we're doing in building sector reform across Australia.
Submissions
Building manuals and mandatory inspections
Engineers Australia supports reforms to mandate building manuals and inspections, offering expert recommendations to improve building safety, regulatory compliance and national consistency.
Developer Review Panel
Engineers Australia's submission to the Queensland Government in response to its discussion paper to examine the role of developers and their interface with the construction industry.
Engineers Australia submission to NSW Decennial Liability Insurance proposal
This submission calls for national consistent building reforms, including a national Decennial Liability Insurance market and a straightforward claims process among other asks.
Engineers Australia's Budget submission 2023
Engineers Australia advocates for skills, nationally consistent registration, engineering led climate action, a reliable energy transition and support for innovation in the 2023 Federal Budget.
Improving ACT Building Regulatory System
Response to the November 2015 ACT Government issues paper.