{"id":3760,"date":"2012-05-25T20:46:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T10:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2012-06-01T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T06:47:47","slug":"red-tape-reductions-for-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/05\/25\/red-tape-reductions-for-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Tape Reductions For Homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3761\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bruce-flegg-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3761\" title=\"Bruce Flegg\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bruce-flegg-200.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Flegg\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Housing and Public Works Minister Bruce Flegg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 25, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Government is taking action to reduce red tape for property owners and real estate agents, Member for Nanango <strong>Deb Frecklington<\/strong> said today.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after the government committed to repeal the need for homeowners and real estate agents to make Sustainability Declarations when selling a house, townhouse or unit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These changes will reduce the legislative burden on home owners and the real estate industry in our region and remove unnecessary time-consuming and costly paperwork,&#8221; Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sustainability Declarations were imposed on sellers and their agents and proved to be just another example of unwieldy and complex government red tape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Frecklington said Building Codes Queensland have also been asked to explore a number of other possible red tape reduction proposals including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Allowing plumbers to self-certify plumbing work done in existing buildings through a new notification system<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the cost of building homes by revising the Water Savings Targets Code roof catchment requirements and allowing exemptions for small lots<\/li>\n<li>Setting State-wide standards for building work over or near underground pipe work as well as simplifying referrals and appeals for non-standard work<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the costs of complying with pool safety laws by allowing pool safety inspectors to certify new pool fences for existing swimming pools<\/li>\n<li>Improving the Queensland Development Code for transport noise corridors to include more cost effective acceptable solutions<\/li>\n<li>Removing duplicated assessment processes and clarifying building standards for residential buildings in bushfire prone areas.<\/li>\n<li>Developing a new section in the Queensland Development Code to provide clear and practical construction standards for building in flood hazard areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Plumbing Reforms Planned, Too<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\nMeanwhile, Housing and Public Works Minister <strong>Bruce Flegg<\/strong> today invited the plumbing industry to provide feedback on proposed regulation amendments to reduce red tape in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Flegg said the proposed changes to the <strong>Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002<strong> would increase the scope of &#8220;notifiable works&#8221;, ie plumbing and drainage work that can be undertaken without Council approval.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the passage of amendments through Parliament in February, Building Codes Queensland has now released draft tables outlining the proposed notifiable, minor and unregulated categories of work for consultation,&#8221; Dr Flegg said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Notifiable work will apply to most work on existing buildings, including extensions and additions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Queenslanders, this means everyday plumbing work can be self-certified by the plumber, eliminating the need for local government permits which can be costly and cause delays.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Work by plumbers and drainers will still be audited by the Plumbing Industry Council and local governments to ensure compliance and health and safety standards remain high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Flegg said the proposed changes would create a more efficient process, saving time and money for local governments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By reducing the amount of routine work that must receive approval before commencement, these reforms will allow local governments to more precisely target their inspection programs towards high-risk areas and may lead to faster processing of applications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Flegg said industry had until 5:00pm on <strong>Friday June 22, 2012<\/strong> to have their say on the changes.<\/p>\n<p>The draft tables outlining the proposed notifiable, minor and unregulated categories of work can be viewed at: <a href=\"&quot;mailto:plumbers@dlgp.qld.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>plumbers@dlgp.qld.gov.au<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Related story:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/04\/local-agents-applaud-sustainability-chop\/\"><strong>Property Agents Welcome Law Changes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Government is taking action to reduce red tape for property owners and real estate agents, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Red Tape 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