Residential Apartment Building Act to go live
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September 1st 2020 sees the new Residential Apartment Buildings Act take effect in NSW. Drafted in the wake of the structural building issues identified in 2018/19 the Act is the first tool of NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler. Key powers include:
- The ability to prevent occupation certificates from being issued
- Enter and inspect sites without a warrant and seize information
- Issue stop-work orders.
Read more in the briefing notes from Morrissey Law + Advisory.