Design & Building Practitioners Act
The Design and Building Practitioners Act aims to regulate the design and construction industry in New South Wales, Australia, to ensure the safety and quality of buildings. It establishes a registration system for building practitioners and design practitioners involved in regulated building work.
It also introduces requirements for compliance declarations and regulated designs. Architects require separate accreditation to carry out works on any projects which fall within the Act. Currently, the Act extends to class 2, 3, and 9c buildings.
Archispectrum has been registered under the Design and Building Practitioners Act from the very beginning and is experienced and equipped to provide services under every aspect of the DBP Act, including remedial works.
We recognise the importance of the DBP Act’s mandate for registration. We align with, support, and promote the Act’s principles to enhance building standards and promote secure design and construction.
Key provisions of the Act include:
Registration of Building Practitioners: Building practitioners involved in regulated building work must be registered under the Act.
Registration of Design Practitioners: Design practitioners preparing regulated designs for building work must be registered under the Act.
Regulated Building Work: The Act defines “regulated building work” as construction, alteration, or repair of buildings that require regulated designs.
Regulated Designs: Designs for regulated building work must comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia.
Compliance Declarations: Registered design practitioners must provide compliance declarations, confirming that regulated designs comply with relevant standards and codes.
Building Compliance Declarations: Building practitioners must provide compliance declarations, confirming that the building work complies with the approved design and relevant standards.
Practitioners’ Registers: The Secretary maintains registers of registered practitioners, which are freely available on the internet for public inspection.
Warning Notices: The Secretary may authorise publication of warning notices to warn the public of risks associated with dealing with certain practitioners.
Exchange of Information: The Act allows the Secretary to provide and receive information from relevant agencies for regulatory purposes.
Transition Provisions: The Act contains provisions for the transition from the previous regulatory framework to the new system.
We have to date completed projects across all disciplines which fall under the Act:
– Fit-out works contained within class 2 buildings
– Remedial building works to class 2 and 3 buildings
– Major alterations and additions to existing apartment buildings
– Boarding houses
– Brand new medium and high-rise residential apartment buildings
We also provide a take-over service where works requiring a DBP registered architect had been designed by non-registered architects/designers.
outstanding personalised architectural service
We provide complete architectural services from design concept to council approval, construction certificate, detailed contract documentation, contract administration and project management.