Webinar recording: Reform around construction - what consultants need to know
Date recorded: Thursday 6 March 2025
As the regulatory framework changes within the construction industry in Australia, it is vital for design consultants to understand what issues are at hand, and how best to navigate these.
In this recorded webinar, we were delighted to have Bronwyn Weir, Director at Weir Legal Consulting and contributor to a number of reports issued to governments on building regulation. These include the Building Confidence Report (BCR) (2018) which remains influential in policy reform for the building sector. More recently Bronwyn has authored reports on the VBA, Building Product Regulation and she is currently completing a report for the NSW government on the Home Building Compensation Scheme. With her 25 years of experience, Bronwyn discusses recent reports on building regulatory issues, gives a snapshot of proposed regulatory reforms in each state and territory, and provides insight into ways design practitioners can be aware and implement changes in order to comply and avoid risks.
CPD: 1 formal hour
Learning Objectives
Following the completion of this webinar, you will:
- have a greater understanding of the regulatory reform across Australia and the impact on design consultants and the construction industry as a whole;
- be able to identify those key issues arising from recent reforms in the ACT (including developer licensing) and proposed for Victoria;
- be updated on the current review into the Home Building Compensation Scheme in NSW;
- understand the implications for consultants with respect to the Court of Appeal decision in Pafburn and the DBP Act (NSW);
- be aware of those key recommendations relating to building products as provided to the ABCB;
- be able to implement practices to help your practice comply with these recent reforms.
Units of Competency / Performance Criteria (as per the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021):
PC 1, PC 16
Cost
Standard - $80
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