Discussion paper: National Registration Framework for Building Practitioners

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Personal Information

What is your name?

Name
Stephen Cleaver

What is your organisation?

Organisation
Auswest Building Certifiers

Which best describes your industry sector?

Which best describes your industry sector?
Please select one item
Building Commercial
Building Residential
Building Commercial and Residential
Building and plumbing products
Ticked 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
Please select one item
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
Ticked WA

On whose behalf are you making this submission?

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(Required)
Ticked I am making this submission on my own behalf
I am making this submission on behalf of a business
I am making this submission on behalf of an industry body
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?

Please select one item
Ticked Yes
No
Unsure

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

Please select one item
Ticked Yes
No
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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Yes
Ticked No
Unsure

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

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Ticked Yes
No
Unsure
Please explain your reasoning.
There is a move to offshore plans to third world countries. As a certifier I am sometimes confronted with plans that are not NCC compliant resulting in significant rework and cost.

Designers need to be aware of local planning and building regulations.

NRF Discipline Specific Comments

Please provide your comments below.

Your comment relates to:
Please select one item
(Required)
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
Building
Fire systems installation
Plumbing
Ticked Building surveying
Fire systems inspection
Project management
Registration levels
The registration levels are appropriate and unchanged
Qualification requirements
Level 1 needs approved post graduate qualifications, Currently unclear
Experience requirements
Due to the size of WA it is not possible to work under another Building Surveyor in rural and regional areas.

Experience should be left to the employer to assess and should not be required for registration.
Any other comments for this discipline
My insurance for FY 20/21 has risen from $3000 to $16000. There is only one underwriter for Building Surveying in Australia. As there is a small pool of Building Surveying policyholders. Claims against Building Surveying may be joint and several claims where the Building Surveyor is not at fault but still result in a claim. Flammable cladding is an example.

The State and Federal Government needs to limit the liability of private Building Surveyors alternatively move the service back to Government.

Unless higher quote prices are accepted I anticipate ceasing trading next year due to the high insurance premiums.

Would you like to comment on another discipline?

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Yes
Ticked No

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?

Please select one item
Ticked Yes
No
Unsure
Please provide your reasoning.
Works to date and no need to change