NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler muses wistfully, in an interview, about “when I get my powers.” Suddenly I’m seeing capes and catsuits. It makes me want to lob in the word kryptonite, see what happens. But Chandler does have the grace to add, “it’s not about me”. Further, in his defence, it is about powers. Fixing our broken building system will involve serious, inviolable regulatory powers. Very old school.
Perhaps the “Millennials” now in charge can’t be expected to grasp backstory. Anyone who, like the Treasurer, practices Thatcherism while dismissing discussion of it as “outdated”, anyone who says “heritage is of no value if we can’t experience it”, is probably too young to know that regulation for public wellbeing is the core function of government. Perhaps they really think government exists to make the rich richer. Trickle down, etc.
Pillar Four is about better contracts; Pillar Five mandates digitisation of information and Pillar Six is about nurturing quality research – including, one can only hope, some intense post-occupancy evaluation. First, it requires the building as-built to match the design. Second, it establishes a duty of care from the builder to the end owner .
At the other end of the process the builder must declare that the building has been built accordingly. These as-builts are also lodged electronically, and both sets must match. For any deviation, including possibly thousands of on-site variations, the builder is responsible. Then, and only then, may the certifier issue the occupation certificate.
emfarrelly That’s just what i’d expect from a liberal government, put the mega fat cats ahead of everyone and everything. Gotta keep them bags of money rolling in.
emfarrelly This is nothing new. Why would you buy a new apartment today
emfarrelly Wouldn't expect anything less from .GladysB. Her contracts to build public assets have delivered $billions of public funds, and now additional privatizations, to financial consortia who keep profits, screw contractors, and pass losses on to public. auspol abcnews mkr
emfarrelly 30 years deregulation!!!! It didn’t work. The experiment should be over. Banks, building, insurance, old people’s homes.........
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