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NT Government unveils building legislation reforms after Darwin apartment block debacle
The Northern Territory government has unveiled plans to avoid a repeat of a debacle that saw more than 200 unit owners notified that their buildings had potentially significant structural defects in need of urgent and expensive rectification.
Key points:
- Structural designs of complex buildings would require third-party reviews under the proposed changes
- Building practitioners who breach regulations could face significantly higher fines
- The NT government hopes to enact the new building reforms by the end of the year
The proposed reforms, unveiled by Planning Minister Eva Lawler, would require commercial builders involved in multi-storey complexes to be registered for the first time and structural engineers to have their work verified by a…
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