BUILDING PRACTITIONERS REGULATION 2021

The NSW Department of Customer Service has amended the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. The changes:

„ insert a definition of construction issued regulated design

„ exclude certain work from being considered building work

„ provide for documents to be lodged on the NSW planning portal if more than one construction certificate is to be issued for building work or only a portion of building work is to be completed

„ provide for work relating to Sydney Metro, including exemptions relating to that project

„ amend the qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills required for certain classes of registration, and update continuing professional development requirements for a particular pathway to registration.

“This is a significant game changer to improve the quality and compliance of fire systems and to protect community safety.

“As an active member of the Lambert Committee, we’re pleased to see that the ideas and initiatives proposed by the industry are being acted upon by the NSW Government in the interests of the safety of NSW residents.

“FPA Australia congratulates the NSW Department of Customer Service for its work, and we strongly support these important changes,” Mr Kilgour said.

The new fire safety reforms will be progressively introduced from 13 February 2023, with the introduction of the new Fire System Certifier category set for 13 February 2025.

The proposed expansion to classes 3 and 9c has not been included, because the Department wishes to consider late submissions, and the regulation will not commence until July 2023.