NSW building commissioner issues stop work order on Illawarra apartment construction site
10 months, 1 week ago

NSW building commissioner issues stop work order on Illawarra apartment construction site

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In short: Building Commissioner David Chandler has ordered work halt on a major development in the Wollongong CBD. Building Commissioner David Chandler has ordered work halt on a major development in the Wollongong CBD. Push for regional presence Mr Chandler said he had plans to expand the commission and establish permanent offices in the Hunter, Mid North Coast, and Northern Rivers. "We are statewide regulator and I think we have not really been performing that role until recent times," Mr Chandler said.

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NSW government survey finds more than half of newly registered apartments have had at least one serious defect
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NSW government survey finds more than half of newly registered apartments have had at least one serious defect

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NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler quits watchdog role over property developers
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NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler quits watchdog role over property developers

Daily Mail  

The man brought in to take down NSW's dodgiest building companies left so many in fear and on edge he found out some had already pre-bought champagne to celebrate his impending resignation. Outgoing NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler was hand-picked in 2019 by then premier Gladys Berejiklian to be the state's construction cop, tasked with punishing dodgy developers. Tough-talking NSW …

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