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Certification - New board to regulate building industry |
New laws have introduced major changes to the regulation of those who provide building accreditation. |
The four different bodies which administered building certification in NSW before these changes each had its own process of accreditation and complaint-handling. |
Now the Building Professionals Board will conduct a consolidated complaints scheme and disciplinary process, and prepare an accreditation scheme and a code of conduct for certifiers. |
While investigating complaints, the Board has the power to suspend a certifier's licence for up to eight weeks. |
The punishments the Board can impose range from a caution or reprimand to an $11,000 fine. It can require the certifier to complete educational courses or report on their practice. The Board will also have the power to investigate local councils which act as certifying authorities. |
The NSW government has signalled that a process will be developed to permit corporations to be appointed as certifying authorities. |
