The opportunity of reform

摘要

Fire-sector reform is definitely popular at the moment, with an increasing focus on regulatory improvement, greater compliance and accountability. Following high-profile incidents such as the cladding-related fires in the Lacrosse and Neo200 buildings in Melbourne, the Grenfell disaster in London and the Bankstown fire in Sydney, the lid has been lifted on poor practices and limited oversight in our industry. In 2018, Professor Peter Shergold AC and Ms Bronwyn Weir released a report for the national Building Ministers Forum, looking at ways to reform the construction sector.