NT – HENDRY building surveyors advise that the Building Advisory Committee has issued a Policy titled Installation of Photovoltaic Panels in Non-Cyclonic Regions. Under the Building Regulations, a building permit is required to be issued by building surveyors in cyclonic regions… (more)
VIC – HENDRY building surveyors provide in simple language, an explanation of Victoria’s building legislative system. The Building Act 1993 provides powers for the regulation of building and building standards. It is supported by the Building Regulations 2006. The Building Act 1993 and Building Regulations 2006 are closely interwoven. The regulations [...]
QLD – HENDRY building certifiers advise solicitors, conveyancers and purchasers of the possibility that townhouses may not have the correct final building documentation under the building regulations and the Building Act 1975 for Class 1a buildings. During the course of finalising existing building approvals for Brisbane City Council, numerous instances have been identified [...]
WA – HENDRY building surveyors advise that the WA Building Commission has issued an Advisory Note (April 2012) titled Building Regulations 2012 – Energy Efficiency covering procedures to be applied under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) including the completing of the certificate of design compliance… (more)
NSW – HENDRY building certifiers advise that the Association of Accredited Certifiers is presenting a seminar/workshop session on the Premises Standards (disability access) contained in the Building Regulations covering an update of the first 12 months of the introduction into the Building Code of Australia… (more)
WA – HENDRY building surveyors advise that the Building Act 2011 in Part 6 ‘Work affecting other Land’ contains provisions to safeguard the interests of the adjoining landowner that may be affected by building works by requiring an adjoining landowner consent. Part 6 of the Building Act 2011 provides a framework for building [...]
WA – HENDRY building surveyors advise applicants who are aggrieved with decisions made by a Permit Authority (i.e. Local Government refusing to issue an Occupancy Permit) can seek a review of those decisions by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) under the Building Act 2011 and Building Regulations 2012. The applicant can [...]
VIC – HENDRY building surveyors advise that a building owner, occupier or owners agent for a building inherits obligations under the Victorian Building Legislation (Building Act 1993, Building Regulations 2006 and Building Code of Australia) to ensure building works, alterations, occupation of a building and the inspection, testing and maintenance of [...]
QLD – HENDRY building certifiers advise that to expedite the construction of a building an applicant can apply to the building certifier for a building approval for a stage of building work. This type of building approval documentation (full compliance with the building regulations (Building Code of [...]
NSW – HENDRY building certifiers advise that fire safety engineering & alternative solutions under the building regulations and Building Code of Australia can require Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specific approval. The FRNSW alternative solutions process involves a number of stages which require separate applications for assessment. These stages [...]
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