Codes, Standards & Regulations
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ASTM Revises Key International Moisture Standard
ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action committee (E50) has revised a key standard guide for moisture assessment in commercial buildings. The committee’s latest ... -
Facebook Offender Fined
An Energy Safe Victoria investigation has led to the conviction of an unlicensed and unregistered worker who installed air conditioners across Melbourne after advertising his services ... -
DELAYED: Adoption of New Lead-Free Provisions
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has announced that the mandatory adoption of new lead-free provisions for WaterMark-related tapware and allied products will be delayed until ... -
WA Investigates Polybutylene Pipe Failures
Western Australia’s building and plumbing regulator is investigating the cause of water leaks from burst polybutylene pipes, which have mostly occurred in homes built in 2019 ... -
Fake Testimonial Leads to Real Trouble in WA
A Kardinya, WA, man has been ordered to pay more than $1,500 in fines and costs after admitting he provided a fake testimonial for a plumbing ... -
Amended Building Laws in Vic – A Fresh Focus on Quality
Property peak body Strata Community Association (Vic) has welcomed all changes aimed at improving building quality and consumer protections in the State of Victoria, under proposed ... -
Fined $40k for Unregistered Work
A Victorian man has been convicted and ordered to pay over $40,000 for performing building work without registration. Marcus Chronis has been ordered by a magistrate ... -
First Prosecution Under Tougher Building Legislation
SSC Group Holdings Pty Ltd is the first developer in the State to be prosecuted under NSW’s Residential Apartment Buildings Act. Executive Director at Fair Trading NSW ... -
New UniSA-Teamgage Initiative Tackles Workplace Bullying
World-first research is at the heart of a new workplace bullying prevention program, launched today by the University of South Australia and Australian software business, Teamgage. ... -
Suspended Surveyor Fined $50,000 for Issuing Illegal Permits
A former Victorian building surveyor has been convicted and ordered to pay over $50,000 after he pled guilty in the Ringwood Magistrate’s Court to multiple charges ...
