Roll out the Regulations: Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (NSW)

On 11 June 2020, the first phase of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBP Act) commenced, implementing a new statutory duty of care regime requiring any person who carries out construction work to exercise reasonable care to avoid pure economic loss caused by defects.  The DBP Act is part of significant reforms to the New South Wales building and construction industry to improve standards, ensure quality and extend accountability in an industry that has been the subject of a number of catastrophic structural failures in recent years.  A summary of key changes brought about by the DBP Act can be found in our previous articles released following the implementation of the first phase, located here and here.