New Building Act 2016 (Update)
As part of revisions to the construction process in Tasmania, the Building Act 2016 is aimed at reducing red tape and costs for prospective developers. From 1 January 2017 Tasmania has new laws regulating: building and plumbing work; licensing of people in the building industry; and residential building contracts. The new Building Act takes a risk-based approach to building approvals so low risk building, plumbing and demolition work, and some…