[LINK] "We’ve a crazy system where publishers own and control knowledge"

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Hi John,

Open Access to standards would be good - for lots of reasons but not 
neccessarily to pull tradies up.

Recently someone was not happy about a kitchen vent blowing onto their 
narrow garden passage way (we have terrace subdivision and even detached 
houses can be .9 metre appart.)

An architect pointed out the wall was a firewall (on kitchen) and not 
allowed to be perforated. The builder rectified quick smart. This is 
under the National/State adopted and sometimes varied Building Standards 
under which I presume the Builder and Architect are licensed. 
https://ncc.abcb.gov.au/

If something is not built to scratch (eg flammable panels)"Lodge a home 
building complaint with the Building Commission NSW" 
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/lodge-a-home-building-complaint-with-the-building-commission-nsw

Registration as an Architect - New South Wales 
https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/nsw/registration-as-an-architect/16696

Check a builder or tradesperson licence 
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/check-a-builder-or-tradesperson-licence


> For builders and tradies
>
> Information for builders and tradies about home building compensation 
> requirements.
>
> If you’re a licensed builder or tradesperson in NSW, you need to get 
> home building compensation (HBC) cover for each home building project 
> over $20,000 including GST.
>
> HBC cover, which used to be called ‘home warranty insurance’, protects 
> homeowners as a last resort if you can’t complete building work or fix 
> defects.
>
> You need this cover to work directly for a developer, homeowner or 
> owner-builder for new homes, new low-rise ‘multi-unit’ buildings of 
> three storeys or less, or home renovations, unless exempt. 
> Sub-contractors do not need the cover, because the head contractor has 
> covered the work.
>
> You must give proof of the HBC cover to your customer before starting 
> work or asking for any payment or deposit.
>
> Failing to take out HBC cover for such work is an offence under NSW law.
https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/insurance-coverage/home-building-compensation-insurance/getting-home-building-compensation-insurance

Note builders insurance only covers two years from seven previously... 
"Home building compensation cover " 
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/guide/home-building-compensation-cover

Marghanita

On 22/3/24 22:06, John Mann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> While we are at it, can we please have free open access to Australian
> Standards?
>
> As an end consumer, I currently have to just accept something is/is not
> standard compliant based upon what a tradesperson tells me.
> And who knows where/how they got their information.
>
> Thanks,
>      John
>
> On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 at 09:01, Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/3/24 12:47, Stephen Loosley wrote:
>>
>>> ... Under Dr Cathy Foley’s world-first open access model, all
>> Australians would have access to research papers for free ...
>>
>> Hardly a new idea. In 2006 Professor Arthur Sale made a submission on
>> open access to the Australian Research Council:
>>
>>
>> https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/figshare-production-eu-utas-storage2718-ap-southeast-2/coversheet/40911794/1/ARC_submission_v1.1.pdf
>>
>> He emailed me to ask if the Australian Computer Society would support
>> this. I was in a meeting of the ACS Council at the time, so asked if
>> this could be discussed, instead the President simply approved it.
>>
>>
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