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From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme.

This document will assist engineers in identifying whether they need to be registered for the work that they do.

Approved by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under clause 9(1)(c) of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021.

The NSW Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 (the Guide) has been developed for builders and building owners to use as a convenient reference to the minimum technical standards and quality of work.

Specifies the minimum requirements for the design and construction of unreinforced, reinforced and prestressed masonry, and the design of wall ties; includes an increased use of performance-type specification of requirements and the virtual work method for the design of unreinforced masonry subject to wind or earthquake loads; it also includes the design and construction of AAC, and provides additional requirements for the design of structures subject to earthquake actions.