Latest news
There are often important changes in the planning and building laws for housing which you need to know about quickly. The weekly What's New bulletins will keep you up to date on the latest news in your region. Important information is also available here, just in case you missed it.
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Current at: 18 December 2008
NSW Housing Code Factsheet (NSW/Hunter/Sthn NSW)
The NSW Government has released a new State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) which will allow single and two storey houses, alterations and additions and a range of other building work to be approved as complying development. New rules have also been included for minor building work to be exempt development.
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Current at: 14 October 2008
HIA launches Guide to Materials and Workmanship (NSW/Hunter/ACT/Vic/Tas)
HIA has developed our own Guide to Materials and Workmanship for Residential Building Work. Launched today, the Guide is available to members in NSW, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania to use as part of their set of contract documents.
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Current at: 26 September 2008
Draft BCA 2009 proposed changes (Nat)
Changes to the current BCA, such as a new requirement for wire balustrades and changes to the provisions for protection of structural steelwork, are among some of the expected changes for Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2009.
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Current at: 04 August 2008
Insulation handbook helps explain the ins and outs (Nat)
The Insulation Council of Australia and New Zealand (ICANZ) have developed a free handbook publication which provides useful details on the right choices of insulation for your job and how to install insulation to meet the current requirements of the BCA.
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Current at: 18 July 2008
NSW - How Do I Get Access to Neighbouring Land?
There may be situations where you need access to neighbouring land to enable you to complete building work on a client’s property. Access to land includes if you need access to the air space above the land and the soil below the surface of the land. This information sheet explains how you go about getting this access.
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Current at: 11 July 2008
Major Planning Reforms get approval (NSW/Hunter/Sthn NSW)
The NSW Government’s major raft of planning reforms were passed by Parliament on 18th June 2008. The Environmental Planning & Assessment Amendment Act 2008 will introduce changes to all major aspects of the legislation, including plan making, development assessment, development contributions and building certification. Accompanying changes to the Building Professional Act and strata legislation, were also endorsed.
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Current at: 01 May 2008
BCA 2008 starts 1 May - what are the changes?(Nat)
The Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2008 came into force on 1 May 2008. This year, there are changes to Volume 1 for Class 2 - 9 buildings and Volume 2 for Class 1 and 10 buildings. This information sheet provides details on the changes to Volume 2 for housing.
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Current at: 04 January 2008
AS 3000 2007 New wiring rules for electrical work (Nat)
Australian Standard 3000 - Wiring Rules for all electrical installations in Australia has been updated and will be introduced by all states and territories during mid-2008. Builders need to be aware of some changes in the standard which will affect house construction.
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Current at: 27 June 2007
Member Alert - BASIX changes from 1 July 2007 (NSW/Hunter/Sth NSW)
There are changes to BASIX for alterations and additions which will affect applications lodged from 1 July 2007.
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