Western Australia steps closer to registration of building engineers
04 August 2022 | Western Australia
Building and Energy is pleased to advise that the McGowan Government has approved the release of the Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (DRIS) on the registration of building engineers in Western Australia, and the preparation of amending regulations to implement the recommended scheme.
Decision Regulatory Impact Statement on registration of building engineers released
Building and Energy is pleased to advise that the McGowan Government has approved the release of the Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (DRIS) on the registration of building engineers in Western Australia, and the preparation of amending regulations to implement the recommended scheme.
These amending regulations are the first part of what is expected to be a suite of reforms to modernise and improve WA’s building regulatory framework in response to recommendations from the national Building Confidence Report.
Once in force, the registration scheme which will operate under the existing Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 (WA) will increase building design compliance, reduce rectification costs, and provide a formal recourse process for substandard building engineering work.
A copy of the DRIS and accompanying analysis report by Deloitte Access Economics are available on our website (below). You can also find information about the work Building and Energy is doing on some of the other recommendations from the Building Confidence Report.
Building industry reforms – Our work on national Building Confidence Report recommendations
A consultation draft of the amending regulations is anticipated to be released for comment by Building and Energy later in 2022. Announcements on when the amending regulations will then commence operation will be made at a later date.