Recorded Webinar: The NSW Building Watchdog: Flexing its Muscle in the Construction Sector

The NSW Building Commissioner is actively using enforcement powers to address unsafe, defective or non-compliant developments. This session examines the Commissioner’s ‘hard line’ stance and how the agency has been exercising its new powers. It covers:

• The Building Commissioners powers to inspect building sites – what are they?
• What are the new requirements imposed on builders?
• The minimum design obligation before work is done on a development
• The operation of the ratings system – construction ‘ecosystem’ ratings scorecard
• Role of Building Commissioner in denying occupancy certificates
• Practical lessons for practitioners from recent building complaints made
• Lessons from the Opal Tower ‘cracks and bangs’ fiasco