With the Residential Apartment Buildings Act coming into effect on 1 September 2020, developers of any residential apartment projects that will finish before 28 February 2021 will be required to give notice to the Office of the Building Commissioner no later than 14 September 2020. 

If the initial project application was done via the...

Tradies including carpenters, joiners, bricklayers, builders, electricians and plumbers, as well as a raft of other licensed occupations such as teachers and property agents, could find it easier to do business across state and territory borders with a new agreement that will see Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) develop...

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Builders will be able to use The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act to recover moneys owed by home owners from 1 March 2021.

This is a big week for the NSW construction industry. 

The Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 (RAB Act) comes into effect from today (1 September 2020). It applies to residential apartment building work and is retrospective for buildings up to six years old, and in extreme...

Businesses that pay contractors for certain services may need to lodge a Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) with the ATO by 28 August 2020. 

Under the Taxable payments reporting system (TPRS), if your business primarily provides building and construction services and you pay contractors to perform them on your behalf...

Building and construction sites in Newcastle can expect an unannounced visit from SafeWork NSW inspectors this week as the workplace safety regulator undertakes high-visibility safety checks across the region.

Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, said after a number of serious injuries on sites throughout the state, inspectors would be...

The NSW State government will temporarily cut stamp duty on new homes under $800,000 for first home buyers in a bid to boost construction and create jobs amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Under the changes the threshold above which stamp duty will be charged on new homes for first home buyers will...

Key points:

• Only require nine CPD points this year (instead of 12)
• This is a temporary arrangement  
   

Builders and Swimming Pool Builders who renew their licence between the 1st May and the 31st December 2020 are only required to complete nine points of professional development.

Travel restrictions and...

Key points:

• As a worker in the building and construction industry, you are deemed to be performing a critical service;
• Therefore you are eligible to apply for a permit to cross the NSW-VIC border.

What you need to apply:

• your personal details (name and date of birth)
• your contact details (residential address, phone number...