{"id":22798,"date":"2019-07-12T09:02:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T23:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?p=22798"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T02:04:52","slug":"joint-call-for-bolder-reform-of-construction-process-to-better-protect-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/joint-call-for-bolder-reform-of-construction-process-to-better-protect-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint call for bolder reform of construction process to better protect consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22798\" class=\"elementor elementor-22798\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d6c99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d6c99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34084e4\" data-id=\"34084e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4743370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4743370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Australian Institute of Architects and the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the representative body for unit owners, have jointly called for bolder reforms to improve the quality of construction and better protect consumers.<\/p><p>While welcoming proposals put forward in the NSW Government\u2019s <em>Building Stronger Foundations<\/em> discussion paper, such as introducing a new building practitioners registration scheme, a duty of care and appointing a Building Commissioner, they said the proposed reforms needed to go further.<\/p><p>The Institute and the OCN maintain that independent quality assurance checks by appropriately certified and qualified professionals must be embedded in the construction process to fill the gap between the proposed \u2018declarations\u2019 at the planning and construction completion stages.<\/p><p>\u2018Relying on declarations at the start and finish of what can be extremely complex construction processes is not enough to materially enhance quality, safety or consumer protection,\u2019 the Institute\u2019s NSW Chapter President Kathlyn Loseby said.<\/p><p>\u2018For large and complex projects, this oversight and quality assurance function needs to occur continuously throughout the design and construction stages, such as could be achieved through the appointment of a site architect and clerk of works, as has operated effectively in the past.\u2019<\/p><p>OCN Director and spokesperson Stephen Goddard said there was insufficient accountability and independent checks throughout the construction supply chain, as the Mascot Towers evacuation a month ago had highlighted once again.<\/p><p>\u2018In order to protect consumers we need reforms that will help prevent, from the outset of the building process all the way through to completion, the types of issues that we are seeing arise when quality is forsaken,\u2019 he said.<\/p><p>\u2018It is not fair that owners should have to face the ongoing financial burden of poor quality construction, which should never have been allowed to happen in the first place.<\/p><p>\u2018We share the view of the Institute that every building practitioner along the construction chain should be accountable for their work, and an appropriate quality standard should be enforced.\u2019<\/p><p>During the public consultation period, which closes on 24 July, the Institute is seeking to secure support from across industry for an increased scope of reform.<\/p><p>\u2018This reform process offers a unique opportunity for the NSW Government, with the support of industry, to achieve lasting change in the best interests of consumers by reinstating quality and safety as the dominant considerations in construction above time and cost,\u2019 Ms Loseby said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Institute of Architects and the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the representative body for unit owners, have jointly called for bolder reforms to improve the quality of construction and better protect consumers. 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