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Sets out requirements for fire-rated landing doors for retarding the passage of fire through openings in fire-rated liftwells; it applies where doors are required to have a fire-rating certificate.

Specifies requirements for alarm systems for all types of passenger and goods passenger lifts; deals with the minimum information to be provided as part of the instruction manual related to maintenance and the rescue service.

Adopts EN 81-70:2018 with modifications for Australia, which specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and use of lifts by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities.

Identically adopts EN 81 3:2000+A1:2008, specifying safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment, serving defined landing levels, having a car which is inaccessible, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails.

AS 1735.1.1:2022 sets out uniform requirements and defines terms for lifts, escalators and moving walks in the AS 1735 series.

Specifies safe working provisions and practices for those responsible for, and involved in, new lift installations in new liftwells.

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.)

Offers general support for the proposal to reintroduce a mandated Home Warranty Scheme (HWI) into the Tasmanian Residential Construction sector.

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.

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.