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HIA has adopted the following principles in relation to the development of legislation for safer workplaces and more appropriate Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) regulation and procedures.
HIA considers that these principles should be used as a benchmark for considering current and future WHS regulations for residential building work.
WHS laws and associated WHS instruments, such as codes of practice, should be easy to comply with. This means every WHS law and associated instrument must:
Employers, employees and contractors should be able to know with certainty that they have complied with WHS laws. This means WHS laws and associated WHS instruments should be simple, clear and:
Policy endorsed by HIA National Policy Congress: May 2008. Amended 2010. Re-endorsed 2013. Re-endorsed with amendments 2018 (title change).
HIA provided a response to the Draft Scrap Metal Dealers Bill 2025 (Draft Bill).
HIA provided feedback on the Victorian Government’s proposals to legislate a right for employees to work from home (WFH).
HIA responded to the Draft Statutes Amendment (Building and Construction Industry Review – Penalties) Bill 2025, which proposes increased penalties and various new offences under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995, Fair Trading Act 1974 and Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995.
HIA provided a submission on the Draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme to the Sunshine Coast Council.
HIA provided a further response to the Review of Western Australia’s home building contract laws. This submission supplements the positions put forward by HIA and its representative members at the industry consultation session on 24 July 2025.
The Productivity Commission’s (PC) Five Pillars of Productivity Inquiries take place against a backdrop of flatlining productivity in Australia, which is only set to erode living standards if not addressed. This HIA submission is in relation to the first pillar of the set of inquiries, titled ‘creating a more dynamic and resilient economy’.