Hi John,
Open Access to standards would be good - for lots of reasons but not
neccessarily to pull tradies up.
Recently someone was not happy about a kitchen vent blowing onto their
narrow garden passage way (we have terrace subdivision and even detached
houses can be .9 metre appart.)
An architect pointed out the wall was a firewall (on kitchen) and not
allowed to be perforated. The builder rectified quick smart. This is
under the National/State adopted and sometimes varied Building Standards
under which I presume the Builder and Architect are licensed.
https://ncc.abcb.gov.au/
If something is not built to scratch (eg flammable panels)"Lodge a home
building complaint with the Building Commission NSW"
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/lodge-a-home-building-complaint-with-the-building-commission-nsw
Registration as an Architect - New South Wales
https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/nsw/registration-as-an-architect/16696
Check a builder or tradesperson licence
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/check-a-builder-or-tradesperson-licence
For builders and tradies
Information for builders and tradies about home building compensation
requirements.
If you’re a licensed builder or tradesperson in NSW, you need to get
home building compensation (HBC) cover for each home building project
over $20,000 including GST.
HBC cover, which used to be called ‘home warranty insurance’, protects
homeowners as a last resort if you can’t complete building work or fix
defects.
You need this cover to work directly for a developer, homeowner or
owner-builder for new homes, new low-rise ‘multi-unit’ buildings of
three storeys or less, or home renovations, unless exempt.
Sub-contractors do not need the cover, because the head contractor has
covered the work.
You must give proof of the HBC cover to your customer before starting
work or asking for any payment or deposit.
Failing to take out HBC cover for such work is an offence under NSW law.
https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/insurance-coverage/home-building-compensation-insurance/getting-home-building-compensation-insurance
Note builders insurance only covers two years from seven previously...
"Home building compensation cover "
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/guide/home-building-compensation-cover
Marghanita
On 22/3/24 22:06, John Mann wrote:
Hi,
While we are at it, can we please have free open access to Australian
Standards?
As an end consumer, I currently have to just accept something is/is not
standard compliant based upon what a tradesperson tells me.
And who knows where/how they got their information.
Thanks,
John
On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 at 09:01, Tom Worthington <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 10/3/24 12:47, Stephen Loosley wrote:
... Under Dr Cathy Foley’s world-first open access model, all
Australians would have access to research papers for free ...
Hardly a new idea. In 2006 Professor Arthur Sale made a submission on
open access to the Australian Research Council:
https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/figshare-production-eu-utas-storage2718-ap-southeast-2/coversheet/40911794/1/ARC_submission_v1.1.pdf
He emailed me to ask if the Australian Computer Society would support
this. I was in a meeting of the ACS Council at the time, so asked if
this could be discussed, instead the President simply approved it.
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