Report 12

Regulation of Builders and Building Surveyors

Recommendations

The Building Commission should:

  1. by December 2016:

a. improve character checks of applicants. This may include doing National Police Clearance checks on all applicants and confirming misconduct history of interstate applicants with other building regulators

b. develop a sound risk-based proactive audit program to improve its knowledge of builders and building surveyors’ compliance with the applicable standards and overall quality of new WA homes

c. ensure it adequately resolves findings from proactive audits in a timely manner. In particular, establish processes for referring and resolving audit findings with local governments.

2. by June 2017, implement an online system to improve processing time for licences.

3. fast track implementation of the remaining reforms to ensure the 2017 legislative review can be meaningfully completed.

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