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On 26 June 2019, the NSW Government released a discussion paper entitled “Building Stronger Foundations” (BSF Report).1 This paper sets out the next steps in legislation reform needed in order to implement the Shergold Weir Builders Confidence Report 2 which was released on 9 February 2018 (Shergold Weir Report). In February 2019 the NSW Government…
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In February 2019 the NSW Government released its response to the Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report (“NSW Response”).1 In February 2018 Peter Shergold and Bronwyn Weir released their report entitled “Building Confidence: Improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building industry across Australia” (“Building Confidence Report”).2 This Building Confidence report was commissioned…
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MASCOT TOWERS – EVACUATION On 14 June 2019, residents were evacuated from another building in Sydney, known as Mascot Towers due to structural defects. On that day a letter was issued by the Building Manager stating that (t)he Buildings engineer has carried out a site inspection this afternoon regarding cracking in the transfer slab beams…
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Summary of the New Laws Almost two years have passed since the Grenfell Fire in June 2017 and five years since the Lacrosse Fire in Melbourne 2014. To address public fire safety concerns following these two incidents, new laws have passed for buildings that are affected by external combustible cladding material. In summary, the owners…
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As part of the NSW Government response initiative to the Lacrosse Fire in Melbourne in 2014 and Grenfell Fire in the UK in 2017, the Department of Planning and Environment has released a draft Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Identification of Buildings with Combustible Cladding) Regulation 2017 for public consultation. The draft regulation proposes that…
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