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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.

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).

Policy of insurance.

The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (the DBP legislation) were established to raise the standards of building design and building work.

This is a compilation of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 September 2021 (the compilation date); the notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. (FEDERAL legislation.)

On sites with moderate, high and extreme reactive soil AS2870 Residential Slabs and Footings requires special provisions for sewerage and stormwater drainage installations.

These are Guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under Schedule 3 of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021.

This is a compilation of the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2020 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)

This is a comilation of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 March 2019 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)

This instrument is the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019. (FEDERAL legislation.)