All building work must comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The BCA Volume 1 and 2 are part of the National Construction Code (NCC) series published by the Australian Building Codes Board. The BCA changes each year, so it can take time to keep up to date with the requirements that …
To ensure that all plumbing work complies with the Plumbing Code of Australia, only licensed plumbers can do plumbing and drainage work. NSW Fair Trading regulates on-site plumbing and drainage work and licensed plumbers in NSW. Visit them for more information about: plumbing and drainage inspections notices of work (NOW) certificates of compliance (CoC) sewerage service diagrams (SSD) audit inspection fees plumbing and …
BackgroundAt its meeting on 19 February 2016, the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) agreed to the development and implementation of a range of measures to help address risks associated with external cladding products on high rise buildings. This included a National Advisory Note on the subject that was issued in August 2016. The purpose of the …
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