NSW Bill Ensures Higher Building Standards

Engineers and firefighters prepare to enter a 36-story high-rise building in Sydney, Australia, late Christmas Eve after residents reported hearing and seeing “cracking” throughout the morning, on Dec. 24, 2018. Screenshot/Google Maps

The NSW parliament has passed the Residential Apartment Buildings Bill 2020 to ensure buildings are constructed to a high standard across the state.

Heavy fines could be handed down for the sale or construction of defective buildings as part of the NSW Building Commissioner’s boosted powers.