The Building and Development Certifiers Regulation 2020 was finalised on 4 March 2020.
The Building and Development Certifier Act 2018 and the new Regulation will both commence on 1 July 2020 to help industry adjust to the new requirements. Training will be provided to certifiers.
The new legislation will replace the existing Building Professionals Act 2005 and the Building Professionals Regulation 2007.
The new Regulation seeks to:
- detail and streamline the different classes of registration for certification work
- prescribe the qualifications, skills and experience needed to register
- clarify certifers’ roles and responsibilities with a Code of Conduct that sets professional standards and gives certainty around conflict of interest
- better protect consumers by strengthening contract requirements for certification work
- establish a new accreditation authority framework to formalise the regulation of regulated work, including work of competent fire safety practitioners
- strengthen compliance and enforcement through more penalty notice offences to better target misconduct.
You can find the new Regulation on the NSW legislation website.
Source: NSW Government