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Home Warranty Insurance for Tasmania
Current
Master Builders Tasmania
Offers general support for the proposal to reintroduce a mandated Home Warranty Scheme (HWI) into the Tasmanian Residential Construction sector.
Submission: Home Warranty Scheme Review (QLD)
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
Home Warranty Scheme Review.
Home Warranty Insurance: E-brief (NSW)
Current
NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service
This E-brief presents a brief history of HWI in NSW as well as an overview of the current HWI scheme.
Residential Building (Home Warranty Insurance Amendments) Bill 2023 (TAS)
Current
Tasmanian Government
An Act to amend the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 and to consequentially amend the Building Act 2016, the Building Regulations 2016, the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 and the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Regulations 2016. (TAS legislation.)
Fair Play for Home Warranty Insurance Pricing for Strata Remedial Works
Current
Strata Community Association
SCA (NSW) strongly recommends a substantial revision in the insurance rate structure of HOWI for remedial works.
Queensland Home Warranty Scheme: Product Disclosure
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
A summary of applicable cover, for contracts signed on or after 28 October 2016.
Multi-Storey Residential Buildings: Warranty Insurance Exception
Current
Victorian Building Authority
This practice note explains the exception from Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) requirements that applies to builders of multi-storey residential buildings.
Queensland Home Warranty Scheme: Premium Table For Construction Of A New Residence
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
Effective 1 July 2020.
Home Warranty Insurance for Tasmania
Current
Tasmanian Government
The purpose of this paper is to consult with stakeholders, including both industry and consumers, on the development of a new model for home warranty insurance (HWI) in Tasmania.
HBCF Builders Self Service Portal User Guide (NSW)
Current
NSW Department of Customer Service
The Builder Self Service Portal was developed to allow builders to monitor and manage their NSW Home Warranty eligibility and HBCF policies online.
The A-Z Guide Of Insurable Building Work (QLD)
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
This information is intended as a guide only as to the requirement for payment of an insurance premium and cover for loss suffered in respect of different types of building work for contracts entered into on or after 28 October 2016.
What is the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme (QHWS)
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
The Queensland Home Warranty Scheme is a not-for-profit statutory insurance scheme funded through premium payments and administered by the QBCC to cover homeowners for loss suffered if their contractor fails to complete contracted works or rectify defects.
Regulatory Impact Statement (NSW). Building Bill 2022: Part 3 - Building compliant homes
Current
NSW Department of Customer Service
The Building Bill 2022 (the Bill) is part of the next stage of Construct NSW and is intended to ensure best practice regulation of all building work, complementing and supporting the broader building framework.
Review of Residential Building Work Insurance Regulatory Settings: Final Report
Current
Tasmanian Government
The review responds to recommendations 16 and 17 of the Legislative Assembly’s Building Quality Inquiry which recommended that the ACT Government review the fidelity fund, the scheme’s prudential standards and report the findings of that review to the Assembly.
Building, extending and renovating a home: A consumer guide (SA)
Current
South Australian Government
Information about your rights and how you can exercise them during the building process.
Consumer Building Guide (QLD)
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
Your contractor must give you this guide before you sign a contract priced at or over $20,000.
Domestic Building Insurance Premium Validation Review: Summary Report 2016-2018
Current
Essential Services Commission
Victoria’s domestic building insurance scheme: Performance report 2018-19
Current
Essential Services Commission
Ninth annual report on the performance of Victoria’s domestic building insurance (DBI) scheme.
Policy of Insurance under Part 6 of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)
Latest
Insurance & Care NSW (icare)
Policy of insurance.
HBCF Eligibility Manual
Current
Insurance & Care NSW (icare)
The material in this document is to provide guidance to icare distributors, builders, and builder advisors as a key reference source for applying for and maintaining eligibility under the Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF).
HBCF Complaint and Dispute Handling Procedures
Current
Insurance & Care NSW (icare)
This document has been prepared by icare HBCF: Insurance and Care NSW (icare) provides services in the administration of the Home Building Compensation Fund for the NSW Self Insurance Corporation.
Policy of Insurance under the HBCF (Home Building Compensation Fund)
Current
NSW Self Insurance Corporation
Policy of insurance.
Home Warranty Insurance Policy For Residential Building Work – 1 February 2012
Current
NSW Self Insurance Corporation
Home warranty insurance.
Home Warranty Insurance Policy For Residential Building Work
Superseded
NSW Self Insurance Corporation
Home warranty insurance.
VMIA Domestic Building Insurance: Assessment of eligibility
Current
Victorian Managed Insurance Authority
Explains how the assessment for domestic builiding insurance is determined.
VMIA Distributor Nomination Form
Current
Victorian Managed Insurance Authority
Nominate a Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) distributor using this form.
Supporting Statement: Owner Occupier Construction Contracts
Current
NSW Government
This form should be used by a head contractor who has a construction contract that is an owner occupier construction contract.
Security of Payment Guide
Current
NSW Government
Understanding progress payments in the building and construction industry.
Standards And Tolerances Guide
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
An impartial, quick and easy first reference for clients and contractors in relation to applicable standards and tolerances in Queensland.
QBCC Small Building Projects Contract
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
For Domestic Building Projects Not Exceeding $3,300.
Contract For Demolition Of Residential Premises
Current
Queensland Building And Construction Commission
This contract has been developed specifically to assist homeowners and demolition contractors to record their agreement regarding the demolition of a home (e.g. following a natural disaster such as a flood or cyclone).