Discussion paper: National Registration Framework for Building Practitioners

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Personal Information

What is your name?

Name
Jerry Tyrrell

What is your organisation?

Organisation
Tyrrells Architects

Which best describes your industry sector?

Which best describes your industry sector?
Please select one item
Building Commercial
Building Residential
Ticked Building Commercial and Residential
Building and plumbing products
Building Certification/ Surveying
Architecture and design
Engineering
Plumbing
Compliance, testing and accreditation
Legal and Finance
Specialist - disability access
Specialist - energy efficiency
Specialist - fire safety
Specialist - health
Specialist - hydraulic/ plumbing
Student/ apprentices
Trades and other construction services
Education
Community and Non-Government organisations
Government
General Public
Other

Please select your State or Territory

State or Territory
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ACT
Ticked NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA

On whose behalf are you making this submission?

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I am making this submission on behalf of a business
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I am making this submission on behalf of a government agency

General Questions

Does the proposed NRF deliver an appropriate and proportionate response to BCR Recommendations 1 and 2?

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No
Unsure

Will the NRF, if implemented, enhance confidence in the building industry by ensuring that key practitioners in the building process are registered?

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Yes
No
Ticked Unsure

Do you foresee any risks in implementing this proposal, noting that the states and territories are responsible for implementation of the NRF?

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No
Unsure
Please explain your reasoning.
As soon as States separately address the issue of NRF the aim of a unified approach is diluted.

Do you think the proposed NRF will improve compliance with the NCC?

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Yes
Ticked No
Unsure
Please explain your reasoning.
The issue of compliance can only be solved by education, simplification of the confusing content of both the NCC and the applicable Standards plus the establishment of a National 'CSI' Authority to track mistakes and give prompt feedback to practitioners.

NRF Discipline Specific Comments

Please provide your comments below.

Your comment relates to:
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Building design
Energy efficiency design
Disability access design
Geotechnical design
Structural design
Electrical design
Mechanical design
Hydraulic design
Plumbing design
Fire safety design
Fire systems design
Façade design
Ticked Building
Fire systems installation
Plumbing
Building surveying
Fire systems inspection
Project management
Registration levels
Most building and architect graduates know little about minimum best practice trade skill .... the basic stuff - gravity, tolerances, level / plumb and line, compatibility etc
Any other comments for this discipline
Most building and architect graduates know little about minimum best practice trade skills .... the basic stuff - gravity, movement, tolerances, level / plumb and line, compatibility etc.

Risk assessment of complex parts of all projects is rarely if ever done until the problem is built ..... and the complaint is raised.

Would you like to comment on another discipline?

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Yes
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Other Comments

The ABCB is specifically interested in your comments on the registration levels for building surveyors. Do you agree with the criteria used to distinguish between with the two levels of registration for building surveyors and does it adequately accommodate the different levels of risk?

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Yes
No
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Are there any other matters you wish to comment on?

Comments
Building Surveyors will only be a good as the person doing the high risk work they can never see within the regime and cost structure of their industry.