NSW Government acting to strengthen the Building Industry
Everyone knows that we need more supply in our housing sector, but we also need to make sure that these are high quality homes for the people who will live in them.
The Minns Labor Government strengthened the quality of building and construction in NSW by establishing a NSW Building Commission in December 2023– a single body to oversee the regulation, licensing and oversight of the construction of residential buildings.
NSW’s new Building Commissioner James Sherrard officially started in his role last month leading the state’s first dedicated building and construction regulator. Mr Sherrard has set out his priorities to underpin industry oversight and compliance, backed by a growing team of more than 450 people.
His focus builds on the success of former Commissioner David Chandler in restoring quality and public confidence, while looking towards further industry reform:
- Developing and introducing building reforms to support strong regulation, industry productivity, and consumer protection.
- Increasing construction compliance and building quality to support the 2029 National Accord housing target.
- Support further education on how quality construction can save practitioners time and money.
- Setting clear expectations of ‘what good looks like’ through industry education, and examples of rated developers and good standard projects.
The NSW Building Commission will continue to elevate and strengthen this work, ensuring people who purchase any property in NSW can have even greater confidence in the quality of the work.
You can read more about the Commission, or make a complaint or an enquiry at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/building
Peter Primrose and his family live in The Hills Shire.
Peter has previously been a Minister and a Shadow Minister in the NSW Parliament and is the Assistant President of the NSW Legislative Council.
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