HIA advocates the views and policies of its members through contributing to inquiries and forums that impact on residential building sector. These submissions are made available to give readers a greater perspective into the regulatory burden and operational challenges facing the industry, and provide a resource to explore and understand these issues in further detail.

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• A New Planning System Green Paper - NSW

• Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Bill

• A Reform Agenda Draft Report - VIC

• Apprenticeships for the 21st Century Expert Panel Recommendations

• Access to Premises Unjustifiable Hardship - NSW

• Armstrong Creek East Development Contribution Plan - Vic

• Assessing Local Government Revenue Raising Capacity

• Australian Building Codes Board & the Building Code of Australia

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• Bushfire Protection for Vulnerable Use Buildings - VIC

• Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation

• Building Amendment Registration and Other Matters - NT

• Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation

• Business Regulation Benchmarking - Role of Local Government

• Bushfire Royal Commission Report - Vic

• Bushfire Royal Commission Report - Vic

• Barriers to Home Ownership in Australia

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• Commonwealth Business Tax Reform Discussion Paper

• Consultation Draft Proportionate Liability Model Provisions

• Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Planning Framework - TAS

• Creating a Future Direction for Australian Vocational Education and Training

• Coastal Climate Change Advisory Committee - Vic

• Climate Change Green Paper - Vic

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper

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• Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Policy - VIC

• Discussion Paper on Reforming Planning Zones - VIC

• Draft Cost Recovery Impact Statement EPBC Act 1999

• Draft National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work

• Development Application Fees - QLD

• Draft Model Work Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice

• Draft Practice Note PNPE9 Amendment of Plans and Applications - Vic

• Draft National Construction Code

• Draft BCA 2010 Provisions

• Draft Disability Access to Premises Standards

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• Essential Statistical Assets for Australia

• Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Cost Recovery

• Employer Sponsored Visas Review Response

• Exposure Draft Safe Work Act 2009

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• Fair Work Act Amendment Bill 2013

• Fair Work Act Amendment Bill

• Fair Work Act Review

• Future Challenges for Vocational Education and Training

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• Governance Standards Consultation Paper

• Growth Area Framework Plans - Vic

• Greenhouse Gas and Flow Rate Performance Standards for Domestic Water Heater Installations - SA

• Garnaut Climate Change Review

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• Housing Industry Association 2013/14 Federal Pre-Budget Submission

• Home Building Act Review - NSW

• Home Indemnity Insurance Review - WA

• Housing Industry Association 2012/13 Federal Pre-Budget Submission

• Housing Industry Association Submission to the ABCC

• Housing Australians

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• IPART Local Government Compliance Enforcement Review

• Inquiry into Construction Industry Insolvency - NSW

• Inquiry into Workers Compensation Scheme - QLD

• Impact of COAG Reforms: Business Regulation & VET

• Inquiry Into Victoria’s Planning System – VIC

• Improving Building Certification - QLD

• Inquiry into a State-based Reform Agenda - Vic

• Inquiry into Liveability in Outer Suburban Melbourne - Vic

• Inquiry into Victorias Regulatory Framework

• Inquiry into Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporations

• Inquiry into Environmental Regulation - Vic

• Improving Sustainable Housing in QLD

• Inquiry into Melbournes Future Water Supply - Vic

• Improving the NSW Planning System

• Implementation of the First Home Saver Accounts

• Investigation into the Burden of Regulation in NSW Improving Regulatory Efficiency

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• Living Melbourne Living Victoria Roadmap

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• Melbourne, Lets Talk About the Future - VIC

• Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Bill 2012

• Mitigation Against the Effects of Saline Soils

• Measures to Improve Housing Affordability and Supply Election 2010 - South Australia

• Modernising Victorias Planning Act

• More Skills for Housing

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• National Annual Wage Review 2013

• National Workforce Development Strategy

• National Annual Wage Review 2012

• National Annual Wage Review 2011

• National Occupational Licensing Law

• NBN Fibre-to-the-Premises in Greenfield Estates

• New Residential Zones for Victoria

• National Rental Affordability Scheme

• National Employment Standard

• Need for a Targeted Approach to Immigration

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• Operation and Performance of the Building Services Authority - QLD

• Our Cities Building a Productive Sustainable and Livable Future

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• Pre-Budget Submission 2012-13 - VIC

• Principles for a National Airports Safeguarding Framework

• Planning for Stronger, More Resilient Floodplains - QLD

• Prime Ministers Task Group on Energy Efficiency

• Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australias Standards and Laboratory Bodies

• Productivity Commission Draft Report on First Home Ownership

• Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership

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• Review of Development Contributions System - VIC

• Reforms to the Industrial Relations System - WA

• Review of Local Development Contributions - VIC

• Reforming Planning Zones - VIC

• Review of Native Vegetation Permitted Clearing Regulations - VIC

• Reform of the Public Housing System - VIC

• Review of the Aboriginal Heritage - VIC

• Reporting of Taxable Payments for Contractors in the Building Industry

• Reforming the Regulation of the Home Building Industry - QLD

• Review of State Infrastructure Contribution - NSW

• Residential Building Mandatory Disclosure

• Reporting of Taxable Payments for Contractors in the Building and Construction Industry

• Review of Planning Subdivision Fees Victoria

• Reducing the Risk of Slips Trips and Falls in Buildings BCA

• Revision of BCA requirements for Construction in Cyclone Affected Regions

• Review of the Local Development Contribution System

• Review of the Law of Easements and Covenants - Victoria

• Review of the Environment Protection Residential Noise Regulations Victoria

• Review of Self-Insurance Arrangements Under the Comcare Scheme

• Response to 5 Star Regulation Impact Statement for Houses

• Restoring Housing Affordability - the Housing Industrys Perspective

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• Strata and Community Title Law Reform Discussion Paper - NSW

• Sydney Over the Next 20 Years - NSW

• Senate Inquiry into Bill to Abolish ABCC

• Strengthening Foundations for the Next Decade - Victoria

• Standards for Single Dwelling and Ancillory Developments - Tasmania

• Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy

• Streamlining Local Government Regulations - Victoria

• State Coastal Inundation and Erosion Policy

• Sustainable Communities Urban Growth Boundary Review - Victoria

• South Australian Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme

• Sustainable Neighbourhoods Consultation Paper - Victoria

• Safe Design Guidelines

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• The Way Ahead for Planning - NSW

• Tax Forum 2011 Submission

• Tax Forum 2011 Submission Background

• Tax Forum 2011 Statement

• The Cost of Housing Building Construction in Tasmania

• Tasmanian Local Government Sustainability

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Fibre Deployment Bill 2010

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• Unlocking Land and Housing Supply - NSW

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• Victorian Civil and Administrative Fees Tribunal Regulations - VIC

• Vocational Education and Training Fee and Funding Review - Victoria

• Visitable and Adaptable Housing - Victoria

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• Water Sensitive Urban Design