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Carbon Tax and the Building Industry
The Effects of The Carbon Tax on the Building and Construction Industry 2012 will be the year of the Carbon Tax. We are all aware of that now and so brace yourself for so much information and misinformation about what the impacts and affect will be on our building industry in Australia. What is the [...]
NSW Home Building Amendment Act 2011
Important update for Builders in NSW… In late 2011 the NSW Government passed a range of changes to the Home Building Act 1989 which includes changes to: home warranty insurance statutory warranty contract requirements. These changes will affect all residential building and construction work covered by home warranty insurance but do not apply to claims [...]
New OHS Legislation
Safe Work Australia Introduces the Model Work Health and Safety Legislation… The building and construction industry is heavily regulated by Work Health and Safety (OH&S). On January 1st, 2012 Safe Work Australia began the implementation of a new harmonised national model for Work Health and Safety (OHS). If you are a licensed builder or work [...]
Construction Industry Skills Development Receives Federal Support
Just prior to Christmas, Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills announced that almost 24,000 workers and trainees will upgrade their skills under an $87 million Australian Government-industry training investment. This is another well needed boost for the building and construction industry. The program will be a targeted partnership in which the Government [...]
New Consumer Law Impacts Licensed Builders
So just what has the new Consumer Law have to do with the Building and Construction Industry? Well pretty much everything! A licensed builder is required to enter into a contract with a customer for a specified scope of works. Customers are consumers so the Australian Consumer Law has a specific impact on that transaction. [...]
It’s All About the Builders Licence
As one of the leading providers of qualifications to trade and building professionals in the building industry the single biggest enquiry we get is: “How do I get a builders licence?” Depending upon what state they wish to obtain their licence, often the answers will differ. But soon there might be less difference in the [...]
Building Industry News
Wading through Building and Construction Industry news updates on the web can be very time-consuming and in some cases, a little frustrating. Some articles are good, some misleading and some simply don’t make sense at all. To take the headache out of sifting through them, here are some that you will find well worth the read: [...]
Key Websites for the Building Industry
Here are some important websites that we use regularly for keeping up to date with what is happening in the Building and Construction Industry. If you are active in the Building and Construction Industry then do yourself a favour and bookmark these sites. Also be sure to register for updates and news articles. The Building [...]
Tougher English Tests for Inbound Trades
A recent article in the Victorian Newspaper the Herald Sun highlighted some growing problems in the construction industry. Actually, there are a number of problems, but here’s two that were highlighted from the article. Problem No. 1: Shortage of qualified trades across many sectors of the building and construction industry. Problem No. 2: High levels of [...]
OHS Harmonisation within Building and Construction
How will OHS Harmonisation affect the Building and Construction Industry? Occupational Health and Safety impacts the building industry at every point. We are all aware of how difficult it is to comply and in particular how to manage compliance across different state boundaries. Currently all states, territories and the Commonwealth are responsible for making and [...]