Everyone knows that we need more supply in our housing sector, but we also need to make sure that these homes are the high quality for the people who will live in them.
The Minns Labor Government is acting to strengthen the quality of building and construction in NSW by establishing a NSW Building Commission by the end of the year – a single body to oversee the regulation, licensing and oversight of the industry.
The Building Commission will build on the strong foundation laid by Building Commissioner David Chandler since his appointment in 2019.
The housing supply crisis that our state is facing will require more supply and more construction if NSW is to retain its young people and families.
The jump in rental prices in recent times has left too many NSW residents considering their future.
The NSW Government recognises the pressing need for more homes to enter the market – to ease pressure on the housing market and keep young people in NSW.
But the Minns Government is committed to ensuring the tens of thousands of new homes that our state requires are also quality homes.
Building Commissioner David Chandler has sent a strong message to the high-rise apartment sector that there is a tough regulator policing the industry. This was overdue.
The NSW Building Commission will elevate and strengthen this work, ensuring people who purchase any property in NSW can have even greater confidence in the quality of the work.
The Government will also this year introduce to Parliament its new, plain English Building Act, implementing an important election commitment. The Government has already fulfilled one of its commitments by appointing a separate Minister for Building.
The new Building Act will consolidate and modernise many pieces of legislation, some decades old, scattered throughout the state’s statute books. This work will provide clarity to consumers and the sector about their rights and responsibilities and stimulate the building sector to deliver quality homes.
Peter Primrose and his family live in The Hills Shire.
Peter has previously been a Minister and a Shadow Minister in the NSW Parliament, and was recently elected as Assistant President of the NSW Legislative Council.
Peter is a member of the Australian Labor Party, and is also the Duty MLC for Castle Hill, Kellyville and Winston Hills.
Peter can be contacted at peter.primrose@parliament.nsw.gov.au