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Explains Queensland smoke alarm legislation changes as of 2017 and 2027.

Mental health conditions account for an increasing proportion of serious workers’ compensation claims, and have garnered significant attention over recent years as awareness of their impact on individuals and workplaces has grown.

Flood resilient design is one of the many ways Queenslanders can build their resilience to floods.

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme, or NatHERS, is being expanded to include Whole of Home assessments and ratings to support the proposed National Construction Code energy efficiency requirements for residential buildings in 2022; the changes will help households improve a home's energy efficiency and reduce energy use, which provides a range of benefits including lower energy bills, improved comfort and health for occupants, and reduced carbon emissions.

A safe work method statement (SWMS) must be prepared by the persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) for any identified high risk construction work (HRCW) in relation to all construction work, irrespective of the cost of that work.

Provides advice for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on the function, content and application of safe work method statements (SWMS).

This research project set out to review the state of digitalisation of the class 2 (multi-unit) building sector of the NSW construction industry with specific reference to the production of design drawings and as-built drawings.

Commissioned in 2017 by the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) to assess the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia and to examine a range of issues outlined in comprehensive terms of reference for their work. in particular the report focusses in a succinct way on shortcomings in the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC).

Headline measures report

Explains how the assessment for domestic builiding insurance is determined.