Hulls Welcomes Owner Builder Protection

New owner-builder laws that provide greater protection to consumers, genuine owner builders and registered building practitioners were today welcomed by Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls.

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  Owner-Builder Laws To Protect Consumers

Building Commissioner Tony Arnel said owner-builder law reforms, introduced in Victoria today (14 June 2005), will better protect consumers and maintain the high quality of Victorian homes.   

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  Builders to show their bits (of Information)

Any person in charge of carrying out building work across Victoria will be required to display a site sign on all building sites under the new Building (Interim) Regulations 2005 prior to commencement of building work where that building work required a building permit and was commenced on or after14 June the Building Commission announced yesterday.

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  RAIA NSW Architecture Awards Announced

New South Wales' best architects and most new inspirational buildings will be revealed in Sydney this week at the annual Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) NSW Chapter Architecture Awards.

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New Home Starts Fall Further but no Alarm Bells Ringing

The number of housing starts in Australia fell moderately in the March 2005 quarter, providing further evidence that the housing industry is slowing but not falling in a hole.

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  Building Set to Slow in 2005/06

Building activity is set to slow further over the next six months, according to Master Builders Australia's latest National Survey of Building and Construction.

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Dwelling Commencements Fall

Master Builders Australia, the peak building and construction industry association, said the decline in seasonally adjusted dwelling commencements in the March quarter 2005 was further evidence of a trend decline in housing activity that has been occurring over the past year.

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