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Lead in Plumbing Products: Implementation Plan 2022 cover

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Lead in Plumbing Products: Implementation Plan

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Australian Building Codes Board

Version: 2022. (Current)

From 1 September 2025, only products conforming to the lead free provisions, where required, will be authorised for use in plumbing installations.

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… 1 Implementation of low lead requirements … 1 National Construction Code 2022 … 2 WaterMark Schedule of Products … 5 Alignment with international practice … 5 Compliance at the point of … 6 Monitoring transition of certification … 7 JAS-ANZ surveillance of WMCABs … 8 Australian Building Codes Board ii …

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… with drinking water must meet the 0.25% lead requirement. In determining the application of the lead free requirements, the following aspects were considered for each product to determine the applicability of lead free requirements: Alignment with international practice To ensure that Australia does not include more stringent requirements than the … they not in use; and the water dispensed is not intended to be consumed. Australian Building Codes Board 5 …

Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 cover 2021

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Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (NSW)

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NSW Government

Version: 2021 (Current)

This Regulation is the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. (NSW legislation.)

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… ............................................................. 44 97 Alternative pathways for professional engineers and certain design practitioners .......................................... … 45 99 Application of Division … 46 102 Duration of deemed registration … 47 103 Evidence of deemed registration … 47 104 Return of cancelled, suspended or varied registration … .............................................................................. 81 Schedule 4 Code of …

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… notice to the Secretary that it no longer has a nominee in that class. (5) For the purposes of section 50(2) of the Act, it is a condition of registration as a practitioner that the registered practitioner must comply with the code of practice— (a) for a prescribed practitioner—set out in Schedule 4, Part 2, Division 1, or (b) …

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… Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 [NSW] 5 Requirements for registered professional engineers (1) A registered professional engineer must successfully complete … of the hours to the next year in a way approved by the Secretary in the Guidelines. Schedule 4 Code of practice clause 36(5) Part 1 Preliminary 1 Definitions In this Schedule— client of a registered …

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… Regulation 2021 [NSW] work to which this Schedule applies. relevant work means the preparation of a regulated design, provision of a compliance declaration or carrying out of building work by a prescribed practitioner. Part 2 Code of practice Division 1 Code of practice for prescribed practitioners 2 Duties apply to prescribed …

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… Practitioners Regulation 2021 [NSW] (a) manage and disclose potential or actual conflicts of interest to a client of the practitioner, and (b) avoid actual conflicts of interest if … including in relation to a client, is held securely by the prescribed practitioner. Division 2 Code of practice for professional engineers 8 Duties apply to professional engineers when acting as …

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… Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 [NSW] 19 Duties regarding supervision of other persons A registered professional engineer who directly supervises a person who is not … in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Act and this Regulation, including this code of practice, or another Act or law. Schedule 5 Penalty notice offences 1 Application of Schedule …

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… Section 33(1) $1,650 $5,000 Section 51(4) $1,650 $5,000 Section 56, including a contravention of the code of practice in this Regulation, Schedule 4, but only for clauses 6(3), 7(1), 15(3) and 16(1) of the …

Building Confidence: Improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia 2018. cover

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Building Confidence: Improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia

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Australian Government

Version: 2018. (Current)

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).

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… Contents Foreword 1 Executive Summary 3 Summary of Recommendations 5 Background 6 The Terms of Reference Consultation Review of previous reports … 6 6 6 7 Introduction 9 A performance-based approach to building regulation Modern construction practices for multi-storey residential buildings The role of the private building surveyor The … fire safety design Recommendation 9—Integrity of private building surveyors Recommendation 10—Codes of conduct for building surveyors Recommendation 11—Role of building surveyors in …

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… for the building and construction industry. It includes our recommendations for a national best practice model which will strengthen the effective implementation of the National Construction Code. You commissioned our expert advice in August 2017. Throughout the process, you engaged …

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… Summary In mid-2017 the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) asked us to undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction … focusses in a succinct way on shortcomings in the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC). They will not come as a surprise to the BMF or building industry stakeholders as … and enforcement systems that incorporate our recommendations represent a national best practice model that will strengthen the effective implementation of the NCC. A wide range of …

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… Across the globe, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK is undertaking a review of its building regulation system. In … [UK] system of regulation, covering what is written down and the way in which it is enacted in practice, is not fit for purpose, leaving room for those who want to take shortcuts to do so”.5 … Territories to continue in existence and provide for the operation of the Australian Building Codes Board 2017. Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is a standards writing body that is …

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… Introduction A performance-based approach to building regulation The NCC is one of the most important initiatives of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Many have … be constructed, the NCC states how a building or building element is required to perform. The code sets out explicit objectives, listed as a hierarchy of requirements. It is not intended to … to be contrasted with traditional prescribed building codes that mandate specific construction practices. There are clear economic and aesthetic benefits to a performance-based approach: new …

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… Confidence in the NCC requires an effective disclosure regime. It needs to incorporate a number of elements. The public should be able to see how governments enforce the NCC. Decisions made … of interest with developers, builders or owners. “The “Deemed to Satisfy” provisions of the Code have long been standard practice. However, in the “Performance Based” solutions provisions there is great latitude and …

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… “The private building surveyor regime has led to a culture of complacency and an element of not rocking the boat or biting the hand that feeds you. The … around the country is that they are expected to undertake enforcement related to the poor practices of private building surveyors without being adequately resourced. They also argue that … be achieved through statutory controls to mitigate conflict of interest (Recommendation 9), a code of conduct (Recommendation 10) and mandatory reporting obligations (Recommendation 11). The …

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… A better system of harmonisation A common theme in our consultations was the call for greater harmonisation in … to pursue improvement, it should be seeking a commitment to develop a model NCC Administrative Code to harmonise expectations regarding the aspects identified in the terms of reference for … jurisdictions and their appreciation for each other’s systems. The dissemination of good practice will be enhanced. Under the most recent ABCB Intergovernmental Agreement (ABCB IGA), …

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… is merit in this approach. Well-run industry accreditation can ensure that the competencies of practitioners are tailored to their area of work and can alleviate state or territory … Building practitioners operate in a dynamic environment. New products, technologies and practices are actively encouraged through the performance-based NCC which, itself, is amended … to undertake compulsory Continuing Professional Development on the National Construction Code. Implementing the recommendation Regulators need to have mechanisms to identify common …

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… Recommendation 8—Collaboration with fire authorities in the development of fire safety design The problem identified Fire authorities play a role in the building … has been endorsed by the fire safety industry and is published by the ABCB.16 It contains best practice for the development of fire engineering designs and includes an obligation to engage … for fire engineers and building surveyors would be to formulate a nationally consistent code of conduct for fire engineers and building surveyors based on the IFEG. A failure to comply …

AS/NZS 3500.3:2021 Plumbing and drainage, Part 3: Stormwater drainage 2021 cover

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AS/NZS 3500.3:2021 Plumbing and drainage, Part 3: Stormwater drainage

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Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand

Version: Fourth Edition 2021. (Current)

Sets out the requirements for materials, design, installation and testing of roof drainage systems, surface drainage systems and subsoil drainage systems to a point of connection.