McKenzie Group completes its acquisition of the majority share of BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd and the majority share of Hendry Group Pty Ltd

Bureau Veritas Australia Pty Ltd solidifies its position as the market leader for Building Compliance services within the Australian Building & Construction Industry BV subsidiary, McKenzie Group Consulting Pty Ltd, completes its acquisition of the business and assets of BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd and the majority of the Building Surveying and ESM businesses of […]

Building Legislation Amendment (Building Classes) Regulation 2023

  The Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 is to be amended, with the changes coming into effect on the 1st of July 2023. The amending legislation expands the scope of the regulation to include buildings that are or contain Class 3 and/or Class 9c portions. As per the provisions that apply to Class 2 […]

NSW Legislation Update: Certifiers Authorised to Appoint Non-Accredited People to Undertake Regulated Work

NSW Legislation Update: Certifiers Authorised to Appoint Non-Accredited People to Undertake Regulated Work Following the introduction of the Building and Development Certifiers legislation on the 1st of July, the government have since gazetted that certifiers are authorised to appoint people who are not accredited to undertake regulated work with regards to particular fire safety items […]

NSW Legislation Update – Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety)

NSW Legislation Update – Accredited Practitioner (Fire Safety) On the 1st July 2020 the NSW Government introduced legislative changes regarding the accredited persons able to endorse measures for the Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS). The EP&A Regulations now states that Essential Fire Safety Measures (EFSM) are to be endorsed on the Annual Fire Safety Statement […]

NSW Legislation Update: BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS ACT 2018 AND BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS REGULATION 2020

NSW Legislation Update: BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS ACT 2018 AND BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS REGULATION 2020 The Building Professionals Act 2005 (BP Act) has been replaced with the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act), which was passed by Government on the 24th October 2018. The B&DC Act and the accompanying Regulation (Building and Development […]

Legislative Update: Cladding Levy Changes on the Building Activity Management System

The Victorian Government recently announced a program of cladding rectification works to fund over 500 buildings in Victoria that are deemed to be high-risk due to the existence of flammable cladding materials. Half of the program will be funded through a temporary increase in the levy charged for building works for specific buildings, locations and cost of works. 

Essential Services Management Update Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) Regulations

The NSW Government has introduced reforms to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation which introduced enhanced requirements relating to fire safety in existing buildings. Part of this was the introduction of Competent Fire Safety Practitioner (CFSP) and accreditation. Over the past few years there has been a transition to accreditation of CFSP and this will now come into effect 6th April 2020.