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Buildings legislation review - Media release - Approved91485627/05/2024 12:56:50 AMRELEASE 27 May 2024 The NSW Legislative Council's Public Accountability and Works Committee has commenced a review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 19https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/19610pdfFalsepdfCommittee Other Document
Western Sydney Science Park and Aerotropolis developments5735702/04/2025 12:59:00 AMPublished on 2 April 2025 according to Standing Order 238 Chapter 1 Overview of the Sydney Science Park and Aerotropolis developments 1 Transport links within the Aerotropolis 5 Key steps and plans for the Aerotropolis development 7 The Western Sydney Science Park 9 Planning process timeline for the Sydney Science Park development 10 Chapter 2 Transport infrastructure planning and investment for the https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3063docxFalsedocxCommittee Report Document
Bill 2025 and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 202597350810/11/2025 1:11:00 AMPublished on 3 November 2025 according to Standing Order 238 Chapter 1 The voices of injured workers 1 Chronology of events relevant to the inquiry 5 The workers compensation scheme in New South Wales 9 Reviews of the workers compensation scheme 11 April 2021 Standing Committee on Law and Justice review 12 Chapter 3 Provisions of the bills 17 Degree of permanent impairment - lifting thresholds to 31% 18 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3108docxFalsedocxCommittee Report Document
Report97507013/11/2025 6:11:00 AMReview into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills Published on 11 November 2025 according to Standing Order 238 Historical context and relevant regulatory controls 1 Past inquiries and recent regulatory reform 7 Government-led consultation for draft consolidated building https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3049docxFalsedocxCommittee Report Document
Report No 8 - PAWC - LSCA - 12 May 2026 - Final1695711/05/2026 11:54:52 PMIntegrity, efficacy, and value for money of the Local Small Commitments Allocation process Published on 12 May 2026 according to Standing Order 238 The approval process 52 The Audit Office's assessment of the program 55 Committee comment 58 Chapter 4 Minister Graham 63 Initial questions 63 Conflicts of interest process 64 Shadow Expenditure Review Committee 65 Tranche Seven documents 65 Errors and https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3082pdfFalsepdfCommittee Report Document
FINAL Report - Consulting services - 22 May 20249016216/06/2024 8:38:06 AMLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Report 3 - May 2024 i Public Accountability and Works Committee NSW Government's use and management of consulting services Published on 29 May 2024 according to Standing Order 238 Erratum An erratum was tabled on 7 June 2024 to amend an error in the Case Study 'Transport Asset Holding Entity and KPMG' on pages 72-73. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NSW Government's https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2963pdfFalsepdfCommittee Report Document
Report 3 - PC8 - Budget Estimates 24-25 - 27 June 202595760627/06/2025 1:19:40 AM Report 3 - June 2025 i Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service Budget Estimates 2024-2025 Published on 27 June 2025 according to Standing Order 238 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Budget Estimates 2024-2025 ii Report 3 - June 2025 New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service. Report no. 3 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3060pdfFalsepdfCommittee Report Document
Government response - Buildings Acts - 11 February 202698279211/02/2026 3:30:01 AMNSW Government Parliamentary Inquiry into Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills Government Response February 2026 2 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Table of contents Table of Contents Government Response The NSW Government appreciates that the Review has found that the https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3049pdfFalsepdfCommittee Report Document
Report No. 2 - PAWC - Appointments inquiry91299715/05/2024 11:43:54 PMAppointments of Josh Murray to the position of Secretary of Transport for NSW and Emma Watts as NSW Cross-Border Assistant Committee comment 53 Appendix 1 Submissions 55 Appendix 2 Witnesses at hearings 56 Appendix 3 Minutes 57 Appendix 4 Dissenting Statements 93 (a) the circumstances leading up to the appointments (b) the process undertaken to make the appointments (c) the probity and integrity 439https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2986pdfFalsepdfCommittee Report Document
Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills9142241/07/2025 12:11:34 AMThis review of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills commenced on 21 May 2024 Video recording of the hearing can be found on the NSW Parliament's You Tube channel here Terms of Reference Timeline Submissions Hearings and Transcripts Reports and Government Responses 38https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/Pages/inquiryprofilehtmlFalseaspxInquiry
Terms of reference - Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings - updated 30 June 20251891630/06/2025 5:36:21 AMReview into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills (ii) to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the Act remain effective for securing those objectives, and (iii) to consider the desirability of establishing an independent https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3049pdfFalsepdfCommittee Inquiry Document
Media Release - Building legislation review - report release62544810/11/2025 10:17:12 PM11 November 2025 The Public Accountability and Works Committee has tabled its report entitled 'Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 and related draft government bills The report makes three findings and nine recommendations The committee found while the overarching policy objectives of the https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/22631pdfFalsepdfCommittee Other Document
0004 STUDIO Z69369011/07/2024 5:31:20 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 Submission to the Parliament of NSW June 2024 TACTILE SIGNAGE PROPOSAL © BOTO PTY LTDWritten dimensions take precedence over scaled dimensions. Suppliers shall verify all critical dimensions on site prior to commencement of work order https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86700pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0009 Ms Tammy Miconi69369111/07/2024 5:33:05 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The impact of not being registered as an interior design prac��oner in the DBPA 2020 for Class 2+ buildings has been quite significant to myself, my team and the running of my business We have not been able to engage in works with clients we had https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86772pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0006 Forward Thinking Design69369211/07/2024 5:32:03 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 Regarding The Design and Building Prac��oners Act 2020 - the Interior Design/Interior Architecture profession was not consulted in the dra�ing of the D & BP Act Since 2022 the NSW government has not acted upon the 'Further inquiry into the https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86766pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0013 Ms Cushla McFadden69369311/07/2024 5:34:32 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 We had an apartment renova�on project where we terminated our engagement, due to the restric�ons placed around Class 2 buildings The act was introduced part way through the project, with no clear instruc�on or guidance as to how this effected https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86785pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0001 Dr Brue Arnold69369411/07/2024 5:30:17 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 Legisla�ve Council Public Accountability & Works Commitee Design & Building Prac��oners Act 2020 and Residen�al Apartment Buildings (Compliance & Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 This submission responds to the Commitee’s invita�on to par�cipate in https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86696pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0012 Name suppressed69369511/07/2024 5:34:11 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The Design and Building Prac�oners Act does not recognise qualifica�ons of university educated interior designers, nor does it recognise the years of experience many interior designers have obtained working within the complexi�es of Class 2 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86784pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0011 Name suppressed69369611/07/2024 5:33:49 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The D & BP Act as it stands excludes Interior Designers from being able to be registered as a Design Prac��oner This has meant that in many instances, Interior Designers are unable to undertake interior renova�on projects for clients on https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86783pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0010 Name suppressed69371211/07/2024 5:33:29 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 Thank you for reviewing my submission regarding the review of the Design and Building Prac��oners Act 2020 (DBPA As an interior designer with well over a decade of experience, I am astounded and frustrated at the DBPA’s complete omission of the https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86782pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0007 Melanie Mackenzie69371311/07/2024 5:32:25 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The D & BP Act as it stands excludes Interior Designers from being able to be registered as a Design Prac��oner This has meant that in many instances, Interior Designers are unable to undertake interior renova�on projects for clients on https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86767pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0005 The Law Society of New South Wales69371411/07/2024 5:31:43 AMand Works Committee Parliament of New South Wales Via Review portal Dear Ms Boyd, Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the review into the Design and https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86762pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0017 Hare and Klein Pty Ltd69371511/07/2024 5:35:32 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 I founded my prac�ce in Sydney in 1989 Since that �me I have employed many qualified Interior Designers - some for over 20 years Our prac�ce has established a good reputa�on and we have worked collabora�vely with consultants over this �me https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86788pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0003 KaOZbuyDesign69371611/07/2024 5:30:57 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 I think there should be more consideration of storm water, drains, aquifers, creeks and rivers in urban environments. Too many hard surfaces cause flooding and erosion into larger water bodies causing damage to ecosystems, including natural https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86699pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0017 Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre69371711/07/2024 5:35:52 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86789pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0002 Name suppressed69371811/07/2024 5:30:37 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The requirement for interior design prac��oners to register under DBPA 2020 for Class 2+ buildings in Australia would be pivotal for upholding safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in the built environment Non-registra�on not only limits https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86697pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0018 Name suppressed69371911/07/2024 5:36:05 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The current DBPA 2020 for Class 2 buildings does not allow for Interior Designers to be registered as Design Prac��oners This in many cases, has a direct impact on our ability to work on individual apartment renova�ons for clients who seek to https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86795pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0021 Urban Development Institute of Australia69372011/07/2024 5:36:46 AMand Works Committee Parliament House, Macquarie Street By email: [email protected] RE: Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Dear Ms Boyd, The Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW (UDIA) is the state’s https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86811pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0019 Engineers Australia69374711/07/2024 5:36:21 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 to do engineering work. Engineers Australia is concerned about insurance requirements for engineers mandated in the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020. The Act’s provisions apply directly to each individual registered professional https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86796pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0020 Ms Anna-Carin McNamara69374811/07/2024 5:36:35 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 A�er atending several mee�ngs with the building commison and represena�ves from the DIA its become very clear that the bureacrats involved in crea�ng this act has very litle anchoring in real life or any understaning of what Interior Designers https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86798pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0008 Name suppressed69374911/07/2024 5:32:44 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The current Design and Building Prac��oners (D & BP) Act excludes Interior Designers from being eligible for registra�on as Design Prac��oners This exclusion has significant consequences, par�cularly for interior renova�on projects within Class https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86769pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0022 National Fire Industry Association of Australia69375011/07/2024 5:36:58 AMHouse Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW By Email: [email protected] Dear Committee Director, Re: Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 The National Fire Industry Association of Australia Ltd (NFIA) is the peak association https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86812pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0015 Ms Anna McMillan69375111/07/2024 5:35:15 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 The Design and Building Prac�oners Act, as it stands, excludes Interior Designers from being able to be registered as a Design Prac��oner We ask that any revisions to the Act include a pathway for qualified, indemnified and experienced Interior https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86787pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0014 Kerin Benson Lawyers69375211/07/2024 5:34:56 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86786pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0025 Design Clarity Pty Ltd69375311/07/2024 5:37:32 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 I am the founder and Managing Director of Design Clarity Pty Ltd. We are an interior design firm with cross-sector exper�se in commercial, residen�al, retail and hospitality design projects We work na�onally and interna�onally and have been prac https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86819pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0028 MinterEllison69375411/07/2024 5:38:14 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 (a) Part 4 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBP Act); and (a) the policy objectives of the DBP Act; or Commercial Principles for Infrastructure Projects published by Infrastructure NSW (a) is owed by any person who carries https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86824pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0029 Swerve Design69375511/07/2024 5:38:26 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 I shudder to think how the latest spate of announcements tou�ng increased housing for a growing na�on will be achieved as we've no�ced a ra� of changes being legislated that do everything to decrease the output of construc�on. None more than https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86826pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0027 Housing Industry Association69375611/07/2024 5:38:04 AMof the Legislative Council Parliament House Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Committee Members, Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Thank you for the opportunity for the Housing Industry Association (HIA) to provide a https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86822pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0030 Joanette Seiden69375711/07/2024 5:38:37 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 Interior Design Profession is an untapped resource that can help accommodate the current popula�on growth and the immigra�on intake by using their adap�ve reuse capability and applying them to exis�ng buildingshttps://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86827pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0024 Catherine de Meur Interiors69375811/07/2024 5:37:21 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 As interior designers, we support builders and property developers by enhancing property appeal to poten�al buyers Not being registered can lead to uninformed selec�ons, compromising quality and increasing costs for developers https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86816pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0023 Fire Protection Association Australia69375911/07/2024 5:37:11 AMPublic Accountability and Works Committee Parliament House Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 [email protected] Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Thank you for the invitation to comment on the Committee’s review of the above pieces of legislation As the peak association for fire https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86813pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0026 AIRAH69376011/07/2024 5:37:48 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 AIRAH appreciates the opportunity to provide input to the review of the Design and Building Practitioners Act We applaud the efforts of the NSW government and governments in other Australian jurisdictions to strengthen the building and https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86820pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0034 Owners Corporation Network of Australia69376111/07/2024 5:39:22 AMand Works Committee By Upload: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/lodge-asubmission.aspx?pk=3049 RE: Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Prepared by: Dominic Dodwell, Director, Owners Corporation Network of Australia Introduction OCN https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86831pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0031 Name suppressed69376211/07/2024 5:38:48 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 I started my interior design business in 2020 a�er 30+ years in the industry Since then, I have turned down six or seven project enquiries that contain Class 2 requirements Conserva�vely, that’s $500K less for my business in the last 3.5 years https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86828pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0035 Name suppressed69376311/07/2024 5:39:32 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 As an interior design the impact of the DBP Act and the Class 2 has created a huge shi� in our business model We have lost projects, one was about to commence to building phase as we could not lodge on the portal in the �me frame of the new https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86832pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0032 Name suppressed69376411/07/2024 5:38:59 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 As an interior designer working in the industry for nearly 20 years, I specialize in crea�ng func�onal and aesthe�cally pleasing interior spaces for various se�ngs, including apartment residen�al blocks, hotels, retail and commercial se�ngs https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86829pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0033 Urban Taskforce Australia69376511/07/2024 5:39:09 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 T o whom it may concern The private property development and construction sector are a vital part of the building and construction industry, delivering critical housing, contributing to State economic growth, employing 8 per cent of NSW’s https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86830pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0038 Mrs Ash Guven69376611/07/2024 5:39:43 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 As interior designers working in NSW, we respec�ully request that our profession be included as a category under Design Prac��oner Registra�on Classes in the Design and Building Prac��oners Act 2020 Currently, our exclusion from this category https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86835pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0041 NSW Government69376711/07/2024 5:40:06 AMINQUIRY INTO REVIEW INTO THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 AND THE RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS) ACT 2020 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86841pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document
0040 Australian Institute of Building Surveyors69376811/07/2024 5:39:54 AMwhere the building surveyor was AIBS comments relevant to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry: Review into the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Page 4 of 6 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/submissions/86837pdfFalsepdfCommittee Submission Document

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