Information sheets
HIA information sheets cover a wide range of industry topics. Prepared by HIA information specialists, they are designed to help HIA members answer questions about a variety of complex areas. You can search by category. Members can also talk to HIA for additional help and support.
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A summary of changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) with respect to dividend payments rules.
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Information about changes to Housing Industry Association standard contracts and how to convert existing contracts to comply with new legislation.
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HIA has recently updated its period and project trade contract agreements.Both agreements are designed to be used by builders/ principal contractors (PCs) and trade contractors for their subcontract arrangements on residential and domestic building work projects.
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Changes to the Home Building Act apply from 1 March 2015
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This information sheet explains the changes to reference standards for masonry in small buildings and for residential slabs and footings which were introduced in the 2012 edition of the Building Code of Australia (BCA).
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This information sheet sets out the changes to the NBN policy that introduces charges for new developments to receive NBN infrastructure.
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This information sheet has been prepared to provide members with information recently received from Telstra about changes they have made to their operational processes for pre-provisioning of telecommunication services to new homes.
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This information sheet has been prepared to provide members with an explanation of the changes made to the Tasmanian Building Regulation that start on 4 June 2014. The key changes relate to building in bushfire prone areas and variations to the new requirements of BCA 2014.
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This information sheet explains what reference standards changed in the 2012 edition of the Building Code of Australia (BCA), along with providing more information on the new requirement for handrails and changes for wet areas.