“Good developers are angry that developers, consultants, builders and certifiers who ignore industry standards continue to do so much harm to the brand of their industry.” 

– David Chandler OAM, NSW Building Commissioner 

The Commissioner says ahead of the Design & Building Practitioners (DBP) Act coming in in July, some in the industry are getting the message but others aren’t yet. This blog points to a stop work order in Strathfield that shows the harm that can happen when people ignore the law.

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Ignorance is not a defence, nor is self-election to ignore Australian Standards

Following a recent survey of over 1400 designers and constructors who work on multi-unit residential projects in NSW up to 80-percent claim to be unaware of the Design and Building Practitioners Act (D&BP Act) coming into effect on the 1st July this year. This is despite the representations of almost every industry body who all sit at the policy table negotiating on every aspect of the legislation and companion regulations. It is clearly time to step up the communications that seem to be missing so many players who plead ignorance.