Building and plumbing newsflashes

Printable index of all newsflashes by number (pdf 276 KB).

Printable index of all newsflashes by topic (pdf 444 KB).

NumberDate TitlePDF size
397 5 November 2009 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 PDF icon 65 KB
396 5 November 2009 Pool safety barriers code and CPR sign giveaway PDF icon 81 KB
395 30 October 2009 Changes to Queensland’s building laws—free training sessions PDF icon 126 KB
394 6 October 2009 Request for plumbers to complete a Form 16 - inspection certificate PDF icon 80 KB
393 5 October 2009 Regulatory Impact Statement for mandatory load control of pool filtration sysyems PDF icon 65 KB
392 30 September 2009 Course approved for the new solar and heat pump hot water system installation endorsement PDF icon 86 KB
391 21 September 2009

Swimming pool safety improvement strategy and draft new code for pool safety barriers

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390 15 September 2009 Plumbing and drainage licence endorsements PDF icon 92 KB
389 14 September 2009 Building Regulation 2006 amendments — Bushfire standard, cadet building certifiers and QFRS inspection time frames PDF icon 133 KB
388 2 September 2009 Expression of interest for building and development tribunals referee appointments PDF icon 75 KB
387 2 September 2009 Housing energy efficiency—peer review process PDF icon 73 KB
386 1 September 2009 Commencement of the sales ban of inefficient air conditioners in Queensland PDF icon 140 KB
385 27 August 2009 PDF icon 125 KB
384 7 August 2009 PDF icon56 KB
383 7 August 2009 PDF icon51 KB
382 4 August 2009 Alert on the potential risk of using non-compliant structural plywood PDF icon 130 KB
381 4 August 2009 Build it Back Green—Toward Q2 foundation partnership with Green Cross Australia PDF icon 149 KB
380 3 August 2009 Approval of existing building work PDF icon 90 KB
379 22 July 2009 Draft code on construction requirements for temporary accommodation buildings PDF icon 52 KB
378 22 July 2009 Building Australia's Future conference 2009 PDF icon 100 KB
377 22 July 2009 Information sessions for AS 3959-2009 – Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas PDF icon 104 KB
376 20 July 2009 Treated blackwater reuse trials for South East Queensland PDF icon 105 KB
375 20 July 2009 Amendments to plumbing and drainage legislation PDF icon 102 KB
374 16 July 2009 Draft BCA 2010 available for public comment PDF icon 68 KB
373 13 July 2009 Queensland Development Code MP5.4—Child care centres P8 personal washing facilities
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372 25 June 2009 Installation and sale ban of inefficient air-conditioners from 1 September 2009  PDF icon 84 KB
371 18 June 2009 Adoption of Australian Standard 3959—2009 PDF icon 89 KB
370 2 June 2009 Private certifier’s course: Issuing development permits for building work
  • Course in issuing development permits for building work - Enrolment form (PDF icon 28 KB)
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369 28 May 2009 Combination hand basin and cistern PDF icon 56 KB
368 22 May 2009 Queensland Development Code (QDC) Mandatory Part (MP) 4.1 - Sustainable buildings: Guidelines and fact sheet on air-conditioner requirements PDF icon 93 KB
367 22 May 2009 Definition of the class 2 building classification under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) PDF icon 94 KB
366 19 May 2009 Guideline for Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 6.1 - Maintenance of fire safety installations PDF icon 85 KB
365 12 May 2009 Public consultation and road shows for Queensland’s swimming pool safety laws review PDF icon 78 KB
364 1 May 2009 Changes to Queensland Development Code Mandatory Parts 4.1 - Sustainable buildings and 5.9 - Buildings and structures in cyclonic areas PDF icon 99 KB
363 1 May 2009 Public consultation and road shows for Queensland’s swimming pool safety laws review PDF icon 77 KB
362 28 April 2009 Public consultation and road shows for Queensland’s swimming pool safety laws review
  • The report and an information flyer can be downloaded from /poolsafety
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361 28 April 2009 Building the Education Revolution program/planning scheme exemptions PDF icon 101 KB
360 16 April 2009 Plumbing licensing requirements - employee and contractor PDF icon 81 KB
359 8 April 2009 Draft amended Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 4.1 - Sustainable buildings and pending expiry of Mandatory Part 5.9 - Buildings and structures in cyclonic areas PDF icon 98 KB
358 31 March 2009 Rainwater tanks—mosquito protection and first flush devices PDF icon 170 KB
357 16 March 2009 Building Australia's Future conference 2009 PDF icon 78 KB
356 10 March 2009

Amendments to Integrated Development Assessment System Form 1

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355 5 March 2009

Changes to building energy rating software and NatHERS protocol for assessor accrediting organisations

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354 27 February 2009 BCA 2009 and Queensland update training road shows  PDF icon 62 KB
353 20 February 2009

Sustainable housing policy commences through revised codes, QDC MP4.1 and the QPWC, and specified Integrated Planning Regulation 1998 assessment time frames are amended

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352 16 February 2009

Trial lighting calculator for BCA Volume 1

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351 4 February 2009

Reminder:  Private certifier's course - issuing development permits for building work, Brisbane 12 and 13 February 2009. See Newsflash 342 for enrolment form.

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350 30 January 2009

BCA information seminars

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349 28 January 2009

Automatic fire sprinkler systems

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348 6 January 2009

Draft Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards

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347 22 December 2008

Amendments to the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2000

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346 19 December 2008

Draft amended Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 4.1 - Sustainable Buildings 

Download the Draft QDC Mandatory Part 4.1 (79 KB) and provide any comments to Building Codes Queensland by 5 pm on Monday 12 January 2009.

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345 17 December 2008 Fire safety in residential care buildings built prior to June 2007 Release of the public benefit test (PBT) report  PDF icon 64 KB
344 15 December 2008 Improving sustainable housing in Queensland discussion paper—approved policy outcomes  PDF icon 77 KB
343 11 December 2008 Commencement of new Queensland Development Code MP6.1 - Maintenance of fire safety installations, and amendments to the Building Fire Safetey Regulation 2008  PDF icon 58 KB
342 8 December 2008 Private certifiers' course - issuing development permits for building work  PDF icon 60 KB
341 3 December 2008 Requirements for owners of large greywater treatment plants under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 and the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002  PDF icon 55 KB
340 24 November 2008 Consultation on revision of construction requirements in bushfire prone areas  PDF icon 53 KB
339 17 November 2008 Reminder that the low-high-low cyclonic test method transition period will expire 1 May 2009. Advice on removal and review of Qld BCA variations  PDF icon 48 KB
338 14 November 2008 Commencement dates for amended codes  PDF icon 44 KB
337 11 November 2008 Call for papers - Building Australia's Future conference  PDF icon 58 KB
336 11 November 2008

BCA 2009 information seminars

  • BAF Consulting on behalf of Australian Building Codes Board invites you to register for the BCA 2009 (pdf 643 KB)
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335 29 October 2008 Notification of amended forms under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002  PDF icon 70 KB
334 22 October 2008 New approved forms for the Building Act 1975 commence on Monday 27 October 2008.
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333 16 October 2008 Draft amended codes available for viewing on the department's website  PDF icon 60 KB
332 12 September 2008 BCA section J Brisbane seminar
  • Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) will host a one day seminar PDF icon 251 KB in Brisbane on Wednesday 17 September 2008 on Section J of the Building Code of Australia (BCA).
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331 3 September 2008

Recognition of RICS-accredited building certifiers in Australia

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330 1 August 2008

Certificate of classification guideline and fact sheet

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329 1 August 2008 New and amended forms for the Building Act 1975 and Integrated Planning Act 1997  PDF icon 59 KB
328

18 July 2008

Expansion of the building and development tribunals  PDF icon 86 KB
327

31 July 2008

Draft guideline for the meaning of class 2 classification under the Building Code of Australia

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326

17 July 2008

Draft Building Code of Australia 2009  PDF icon 37 KB
325

21 July 2008

Rockhampton community consultation Improving sustainable housing in Queensland  PDF icon 60 KB
324 8 July 2008 Mackay community consultation - Improving sustainable housing in Queensland  PDF icon 49 KB
323 4 July 2008 Amendments to the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002.  PDF icon 63 KB
322 21 June 2008 Peer review guideline for energy-efficiency assessments of new housing.  PDF icon 40 KB
321 20 June 2008 Discussion paper—Improving sustainable housing in Queensland road shows  PDF icon 55 KB
320 15 June 2008 Discussion Paper—Improving sustainable housing in Queensland.  PDF icon 40 KB
319

26 May 2008

Discussion Paper—Improving sustainable housing in Queensland  PDF icon 72 KB
318 21 May 2008 Australia Post specifications for letterboxes  PDF icon 137 KB
317 21 May 2008 Guidelines for practical crime prevention through environmental design solutions  PDF icon 85 KB
316 20 May 2008 BCA 2008 commenced in Queensland on 1 May 2008  PDF icon 84 KB
315 2 May 2008 Extension of the transitional period for the low-high-low cyclonic test method in Queensland  PDF icon 82 KB
314 2 May 2008 Clarification for sub-metering and QDC parts MP 4.1, MP 4.2 and MP 4.3  PDF icon 81 KB
313 28 April 2008 Amendments to the Building Act 1975 and the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 through the Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commenced on 23 April 2008.  PDF icon 75 KB
312 18 April 2008 Amendments to the Building Act 1975 through the Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (BOLA08) were passed PDF icon 81 KB
311 9 April 2008 Sub-meter hot water PDF icon 71 KB
310 4 April 2008 Amendments to QDC MP2.1 and 2.2 PDF icon 66 KB
309 1 April 2008 Common licensing renewal date PDF icon 66 KB
308 6 March 2008 BCA energy efficiency provisions PDF icon 76 KB
307 6 March 2008 Proposed amendments to MP2.1 and 2.2 PDF icon 51 KB
306 28 February 2008 End IDAS form transitional period PDF icon 72 KB
305a 28 February 2008 Swimming pool safety barriers PDF icon 76 KB
305 19 February 2008 Swimming pool safety barriers PDF icon 75 KB
304 18 February 2008 BCA 2008 information PDF icon 80 KB
303 18 February 2008 ABCB model handbook PDF icon 73 KB
302 5 February 2008 Live fire experience PDF icon 69 KB
301 17 January 2008 Online registration plumbing laws PDF icon 87 KB
300 11 January 2008 New plumbing laws and water demand management PDF icon 88 KB
Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 November 2009 )