• Have you paid your employees late in any quarter (even by one or several days)?

• Are you unsure of your superannuation obligations for contractors you engage in your business?

• Are you looking to sell your business, and perform your own due diligence to ensure you have met your historical obligations? ...

Celebrating with our graduates.

Did you know that our Education and Skills Development Customer Service team get to know our students throughout the duration of their studies? On a regular basis the team is speaking with students on the phone and by email correspondance. We also get to know our students...

The Australian and New South Wales governments have today extended Small Business and Primary Producer recovery grants to help residents impacted by a number of significant storm and flood events that occurred from October 2021 to March 2022.

Joint media release with The Hon Stuart Robert MP
Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business

The number of women taking up training as an apprentice or trainee has surged past pre-pandemic levels as the Morrison Government’s policies have delivered the opportunity for hundreds of thousands of women to...

Master Builders Association NSW has established a Strata Inspection Panel (SIP). This is in response to the Strata Scheme Management Act 2015 for identified building industry organisations to prepare, establish and maintain a Strata Inspection Panel for Class 2 and 3 Buildings.

Any member interested in being included on the...

From 2 March 2022 the NSW Government has added two further building practitioner categories to enable builders to gain experience if they don’t already have the 5 years relevant practical experience.

The Home Building Act 1989 NSW (the Act) contains certain statutory warranties (the Statutory Warranties) which apply to all builders performing residential building works. The Act has strict time limits on when owners can bring claims against builders for breaches of the Statutory Warranties.

A recent...

Accountability for Quality Assurance
 
Quality assurance in construction in 2022 is very different compared to a decade ago. Defects that impact the delivery, safety and liveability of buildings in New South Wales (NSW) have made headlines. Historically, the industry has self-managed and resolved defects. Now, government regulators have stepped...

The High Court of Australia has, in two new decisions, reaffirmed that when it comes to determining the rights and obligations of employees (i.e., is the person performing the work a subcontractor or employee, ongoing or casual) the terms of the contract of employment are the most important thing.

In...

The following are some important dates for the release of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, which include:

• 9 May 2022 –  Preview available at ncc.abcb.gov.au (excluding energy efficiency and condensation)
• 1 September 2022 – Adoption by states and territories

Building Ministers have agreed to delay the adoption of NCC...