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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 submission to the ‘5 pillars’ productivity priorities consultation.
HIA provided a submission to the National Policy Competition analysis 2025.
HIA provided a response to the proposal to continue exemption for construction occupations from Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) in the ACT.
HIA provided comments on the Draft NSW Service and Installation Rules 2025.
HIA provided initial feedback to the Productivity Commission relating to productivity in the residential construction industry.
HIA provided a submission on the Building Amendment (Building Manuals and Mandatory Inspections) Regulations 2025 Regulatory Impact Statement to the Victorian Dept. of Transport & Planning.