Standards and Regulations
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Supporting safety across new and old industries
Industry is continually innovating and redefining best practice. To align with industry development and promote consumer and user safety, Standards Australia and building industry committees have ... -
New Code to lift the standards of Victorian Building Surveyors
The VBA’s State building surveyor Andrew Cialini has released Victoria’s first Code of Conduct for Building Surveyors that aims to improve safety and oversight in the ... -
New battery performance standard for residential, small-scale commercial proposed
DNV GL has announced the completion of the Australian Battery Performance Standard (ABPS) project which started development in 2018. It’s a draft standard that has been ... -
Bushfire building report prompts improvement action
Building and Energy’s General Inspection Report Three – Bush fire building requirements in Western Australia evaluated work carried out by building surveyors, bushfire consultants and builders ... -
Lifting the crane industry to new heights
There are over 750 cranes across the country following a significant investment by governments along key transport corridors. Standards Australia has issued over 20 international standards ... -
Key bushfire standard open for all Australians to access
Standards Australia’s chief executive Adrian O’Connell and Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews MP has announced a joint funding agreement for access to AS ... -
AIPM submits it responses to the Design Build Practitioner’s Bill
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has submitted its responses to the draft legislation of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill (2019) and Building Stronger ... -
An innovative future for Standards Australia
Standards Australia set out a plan to put in place a framework that would allow for its content to be shared more broadly. The body has ... -
CFMEU urges federal government to address construction crisis
The CFMEU has called upon the Federal Government to intervene in the national construction crisis and save $2.1 billion through the harmonisation of construction laws. The ... -
Compliance Certificates a must
Approximately 40% of plumbing complaints received by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) in 2018/19 related to compliance certificates for certain plumbing work in Victoria. In releasing ...
