Please be aware that town planning approvals issued by the Brisbane City Council may require an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan be prepared and relevant Certificates issued by a RPEQ. Council is randomly auditing these when undertaking plumbing inspections, and may issue a Show Cause Notice and/or a fine if the required Plan and Certificates are not completed. This is in addition to the requirements and penalties under the Environmental Protection Act to prevent soil erosion from a building site.
Queensland Urban Utilities has advised that self-assessable build over asset applications will no longer be accepted from 1 March 2019. From this date, when building…
Residential Proposed changes to the Building Code of Australia in 2019 will include a number of minor changes for dwellings including new condensation management provisions and…
The Australian Building Codes Board have recently released an Accessible Housing Options Paper for consultation. The Options Paper contains three options for inclusion for accessible…