From 2 - 5 August, inspectors and authorised officers from Fair Trading, SafeWork, State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA), and the Office of the Building Commissioner will conduct inspections of construction sites in mid across the Tweed Coast of NSW. Their focus will be on compliance, build quality, and site safety.

This is the first time the 4 agencies have collaborated in such a way. The focus will be on Class 1 and Class 2 sites from Tweed Heads to Pottsville.

Join us for dinner and hear presentations from:

• David Chandler OAM, NSW Building Commissioner
• Matt Whitton, Director, Building and Construction Compliance, NSW Fair Trading
• Laurence Richey, Director, Construction Services Regional, SafeWork NSW
• Brian Seidler, Executive Director, Master Builders NSW
• Fair Trading Audit Team, Senior Compliance Officer 

Education and compliance

• Hear from the Building Commissioner on the importance of upskilling industry through education and compliance. The Office Building Commissioner (OBC) has partnered with industry experts, including Master Builders NSW, to deliver eLearning modules on the Construct NSW Digital Learning Platform.

Raising standards in construction

• Ensuring trustworthy developments are being delivered to NSW consumers.
  NSW Fair Trading will deliver an update on their recent site visits across NSW.

Improving on-site safety

• SafeWork NSW maintains a zero-tolerance policy for unsafe working conditions.
  Hear more about their work to improve safety on NSW construction sites.