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
Strategies to address risks related to non-conforming building products
Engineers Australia's feedback on the Senior Officers Group report on strategies to address risks related to non-conforming building products.
Submission on the review into the Design Building Practitioners Act 2020
This submission addresses the Terms of Reference requiring the Public Accounts Committee to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the Act remain effective for securing those objectives.
Submission to NSW Building Bill 2024
Engineers Australia provides recommendations on registration, co-regulation, certification and insurance.
The issue with insurance requirements for engineers Engineers Australia submission – NSW Reforming Building Laws
This paper clarifies the reasons why Engineers Australia does not support some of the existing provisions in the Design and Building Practitioners Act, proposed provisions in the Building Bill, and suggests an alternative way forward for the NSW Government.
Victoria State Infrastructure Strategy Update
In this submission, Engineers Australia provides feedback to Infrastructure Victoria in response to the State Infrastructure Strategy Update. Engineers Australia broadly supports the principles and objectives defined in the Strategy and has provided responses and advice.