Maintenance of Essential Safety Measures
Essential Safety Measures (ESMs) are the safety features required in a building…
Toughened Glass Product Safety Recall
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a product safety…
NCC 2019 "Out of Cycle" Amendment
An out of cycle amendment to the 2019 National Construction Code, to be known…
$600 Million Towards Cladding Repairs
Recently the Victorian Government committed $600 million to fix buildings with…
Timber Framing Concession - Advisory Note
In recent weeks the VBA and the ABCB have issued industry alerts and advisory…
Professional Indemnity Concessions
The most recent Ministerial Order released on 11 July will come into effect on…
Cladding Safety Victoria
Cladding Safety Victoria has been established by the Victorian Government to…
Building Permit Application Changes
Commencing 1 July 2019, Registered Building Surveyors (RBS) must submit an…
$46.4M Cladding Budget
The Victorian state budget has $46.4 million set aside in 2019-20 to address an…
When is a Building Permit Required?
There is not much that does not require a building permit. Additions and…