Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes

This inquiry was established on 4 July 2019 to inquire into and report on the regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes.

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This inquiry was self-referred on 4 July 2019.

Terms of Reference - updated 03 February 2020

Date	Milestone
04 Jul 2019	Self-referred
28 Jul 2019	Submissions closed
12 Aug 2019	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
16 Aug 2019	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
27 Aug 2019	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
05 Nov 2019	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
13 Nov 2019	Interim Report
11 Dec 2019	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
20 Feb 2020	Hearing - Hunter Room, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle
24 Feb 2020	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
30 Apr 2020	Final Report
13 May 2020	Government Response to Interim Report
30 Oct 2020	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
12/08/2019	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
16/08/2019	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
27/08/2019	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/11/2019	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
11/12/2019	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
20/02/2020	Hunter Room, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle	Schedule	Transcript
24/02/2020	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 6 - Public Accountability Committee - Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes (PDF)	30/10/2020
	Government response - Report No 4 - Public Accountability Committee - Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes (PDF)	13/05/2020
	Report No 6 - Public Accountability Committee - Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes (PDF)	30/04/2020
	Report No 4- Public Accountability Committee - Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes (PDF)	13/11/2019

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2021-03-03	03/03/2021	Correspondence	Hon Kevin Anderson MP, Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation - Update to the Public Accountability Committee regarding the Cladding Product Safety Panel
2020-06-23	23/06/2020	Correspondence	Ms Rose Webb, Deputy Secretary, Department of Customer Service - access to orders and decisions of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
2020-04-30	30/04/2020	Media Release	Final report tabled
2020-03-20	20/03/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Government
2020-03-16	16/03/2020	Additional Information	Mr Peter Goudie, Consulting Engineer
2020-03-09	09/03/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	City of Newcastle
2020-03-05	05/03/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Lake Macquarie City Council
2020-02-28	28/02/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Central Coast Council
2020-02-26	26/02/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Central Coast Council
2020-02-24	24/02/2020	Tabled Document	Mr Peter Goudie: various photos of defects in buildings and building materials
2020-02-20	20/02/2020	Tabled Document	Mr Grahame Vile: document by BAAM Consulting entitled 'Independent strata and asset management advice'
2020-02-20	20/02/2020	Tabled Document	Mr Nick Greenhalgh: Dungog Shire Council, opening statement and building statistics
2020-02-20	20/02/2020	Tabled Document	Ms Therese Doyle: Better Planning Network responding to inquiry terms of reference
2020-02-17	17/02/2020	Media Release	Inquiry into building regulations continues
2020-02-04	04/02/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Mark Whybro AFSM, Assistant Commissioner Community Safety, Fire and Rescue NSW
2020-01-29	29/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Strata Community Association
2020-01-29	29/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Rose Webb, Deputy Secretary, Better Regulation Division and NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, and Mr John Tansey, Executive Director Regulatory Policy, Better Regulation Division, Department of Customer Service
2020-01-29	29/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Dave Hudson, Deputy Commissioner, Investigations and Counter Terrorism, NSW Police Force
2020-01-28	28/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Local Government NSW
2020-01-23	23/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Engineers Australia
2020-01-20	20/01/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Owners Corporation Network
2019-12-12	12/12/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU)
2019-12-11	11/12/2019	Tabled Document	Mr Chris Rumore: Correspondence with The Honourable Kevin Anderson MP
2019-12-11	11/12/2019	Tabled Document	Mr Ravendra Mawjee: Key messages to the committee
2019-12-11	11/12/2019	Tabled Document	Cr Linda Scott: Excerpt from Local Government NSW 2019 Annual Conference
2019-12-11	11/12/2019	Tabled Document	Mr Nigel Davies: Letter from Mr Michael O'Connor, National Secretary, CFMEU, to The Honourable Mike Baird MP, former Premier of NSW, raising concerns in relation to external cladding on buildings, dated 26 May 2015
2019-12-11	11/12/2019	Tabled Document	Mr Mark Whybro AFSM: Combustible cladding dashboard, 29 November 2019 and 6 December 2019
2019-12-10	10/12/2019	Media Release	Public hearing into flammable cladding on NSW buildings
2019-11-13	13/11/2019	Media Release	First report tabled
2019-11-05	05/11/2019	Tabled Document	Cr Linda Scott: Excerpt from Local Government NSW 2019 Annual Conference: Record of Decisions
2019-11-05	05/11/2019	Correspondence	Mr Philip Gall, Chairman, Owners Corporation Network: Making the Building the Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019 More Effective for Consumers
2019-10-17	17/10/2019	Media Release	Further hearing into the government's draft bill
2019-09-10	10/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Master Builders of NSW
2019-09-09	09/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Brett Mace, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
2019-09-09	09/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Chris Duggan, President, Strata Community Association
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Rose Webb from NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Mr John Tansey and Mr Peter Dunphy from the Department of Customer Service
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Association of Accredited Certifiers
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Ian Robertson, Secretary, Development and Environmental Professionals' Association
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab A
2019-09-06	06/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab B
2019-09-05	05/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Kathlyn Loseby, President NSW, Australian Institute of Architects
2019-09-05	05/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Jonathan Russell, National Manager for Public Affairs, Engineers Australia
2019-09-04	04/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr David Chandler, OAM, NSW Building Commissioner
2019-09-03	03/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Associate Professor Hazel Easthope, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
2019-09-03	03/09/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Cr Linda Scott, President, Local Government NSW
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab A
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab B
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab C
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab D
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab E
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab F
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab G
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab H
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab I
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab J
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab K
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab L
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab M
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab N
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Carmel Donnelly, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority - Tab O
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Jane Hearn, Deputy Chair, Owners Corporations Network of Australia
2019-08-29	29/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	National Fire Industry Association
2019-08-28	28/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Rose Webb from NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Mr John Tansey and Mr Peter Dunphy from the Department of Customer Service
2019-08-28	28/08/2019	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Rose Webb from NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Mr John Tansey and Mr Peter Dunphy from the Department of Customer Service
2019-08-27	27/08/2019	Tabled Document	Documents supplied by the National Fire Industry Association - 27 August 2019
2019-08-22	22/08/2019	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Chris Seet, Assistant Secretary, NSW Plumbing Trades Employees Union
2019-08-09	09/08/2019	Other	Preliminary report - Online questionnaire
2019-08-09	09/08/2019	Media Release	Preliminary results of online questionnaire
2019-07-10	10/07/2019	Media Release	Launch of questionnaire on building standards, quality and disputes in NSW
2019-07-04	04/07/2019	Media Release	Media release - Commencement of inquiry

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Madeleine Foley	Clerk Assistant - Committees	9230 3528	public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Andrew Ratchford	Senior Council Officer	9230 3672	public.accountability@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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No. 2 Strata Alert
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No. 29 Mr Peter Nowlan
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No. 30 Mr Ron Waters
No. 31 Confidential
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No. 32 Mr Aleksandr Lukashev
No. 33 Hornsby Shire Council
No. 34 Mr Michael Want
No. 35 Mr Che Leonard
No. 36 Confidential
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No. 40 Mr Neale Murden
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No. 43 Residential Strata Committee
No. 44 Willoughby City Council
No. 45 Mr Scott Smith
No. 46 Mr William Chapman
No. 47 Ms Julie Garoni and Mr Gerard Lukassen
No. 48 Mr John Inshaw
No. 49 Confidential
No. 50 Mr Sean Lander
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No. 54 Mr Peter Hopper and Ms Sharon Lambert
No. 54a Mr Peter Hopper and Ms Sharon Lambert
No. 55 Ms Maureen Partridge
No. 56 Mr Michael Lambert
No. 56a Mr Michael Lambert
No. 57 Professor Marton Marosszeky
No. 58 Mr Allan Veney
No. 59 Confidential
No. 60 Name suppressed
No. 61 National Fire Industry Association
No. 62 Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
No. 63 NSW Plumbing Trades Employees Union and Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre
No. 64 Terry West Building Approvals and Consultants Pty Ltd
No. 65 Development and Environmental Professionals' Association (DEPA)
No. 66 Mr David Gray
No. 67 Building Products Industry Council
No. 68 Lake Macquarie City Council
No. 69 Name suppressed
No. 70 Stanton Legal
No. 71 Blue Mountains City Council
No. 72 Friends of Erskineville
No. 73 Shelter NSW
No. 74 Association of Accredited Certifiers
No. 74a Association of Accredited Certifiers
No. 75 Pro Cert Group Pty Ltd
No. 76 LF Economics
No. 77 Electrical Trades Union of Australia, NSW Branch
No. 77a Confidential
No. 78 Fire Protection Association Australia
No. 79 City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
No. 80 Mr Mark Hindle
No. 81 Strathfield Council
No. 82 Australian Foundation Systems Pty Ltd
No. 82a Australian Foundation Systems Pty Ltd
No. 83 Strata Community Association NSW
No. 84 Name suppressed
No. 85 Mr Justin Jones-Gardiner
No. 86 Waverley, Woollahra & Randwick Councils
No. 87 Urban Development Institute of Australia - NSW Division
No. 87a Urban Development Institute of Australia - NSW Division
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No. 89 Mr Aidan Ellis
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No. 93 Ms Bronwyn Weir and Professor Peter Shergold
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No. 98 Mr Tim Stenning
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No. 100 Mr Manning Clarke
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No. 117 Owners Corporation Network
No. 117a Owners Corporation Network
No. 118 Randwick City Council
No. 119 Byles Creek Valley Union Inc
No. 120 Confidential
No. 121 Cr Murray Matson
No. 122 The National Trust of Australia (NSW)
No. 123 Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
No. 124 Planning Institute of Australia (NSW)
No. 125 Engineers Australia
No. 125a Engineers Australia
No. 125b Engineers Australia
No. 126 Name suppressed
No. 127 Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd
No. 127a Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd
No. 128 Mr Charles Slack-Smith
No. 129 Australian Institute of Architects NSW
No. 129a Australian Institute of Architects NSW
No. 130 SecureBuild
No. 131 NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
No. 132 NSW Government
No. 133 Property Council of Australia
No. 133a Property Council of Australia
No. 134 Insurance Council of Australia
No. 135 Confidential
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No. 137 Toplace Group
No. 138 Dr Dorothy Robinson
No. 139 Penrith City Council
No. 140 Housing Industry Association (HIA)
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No. 142 Better Planning Network Inc. (BPN)
No. 143 City of Sydney
No. 144 Australian Air Quality Group
No. 145 Local Government NSW
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No. 147 Blue Mountains Conservation Society Inc
No. 148 Cooks Hill Community Group Inc
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No. 150 Mascot Towers Owners Corporation
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No. 159 Mr Chris Rumore
No. 160 Sustainable Living Armidale, Subcommittee on Energy
No. 161 Mr John Bush
No. 162 Joe's Pools and Spa Pty Ltd
No. 162a Joe's Pools and Spa Pty Ltd
No. 163 Mr Paul Schimke
No. 164 Building Designers Association of Australia
No. 165 Mr David Mehan MP
No. 166 Yanni Kagaras
No. 167 Society of Construction Law Australia
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No. 169 MCG Quantity Surveyors
No. 170 Ms Carol O'Donnell
No. 171 Lighting Council Australia
No. 172 Confidential
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No. 173 Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (NSW Branch)
No. 173a Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (NSW Branch)
No. 174 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Limited NSW Division (IPWEA)
No. 175 Mr Amir Bodenstein
No. 176 Mr Duncan Kennedy
No. 176a Mr Duncan Kennedy
No. 177 National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA)

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