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Tag: act
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More movement on minimum rental standards
The ACT government is seeking feedback on reforms to residential tenancy and occupancy laws, including minimum standards for requirements to improve the efficiency and thermal comfort of rental homes.
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ACT opens registration for mechanical engineers
The ACT has opened applications for mechanical engineers under its Professional Engineers Registration Scheme.
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Professional registration opens in ACT
The ACT government has opened its registration scheme for professional engineers, making it the fourth jurisdiction in Australia to establish such a scheme, alongside Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
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Road to professional registration in ACT
With applications for professional registration in the ACT set to open on March 6, 2024, the ACT government is running an information session about the incoming scheme.
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National registration roll-out gathers pace
Western Australia and the ACT have both taken the next steps towards implementing registration schemes for professional engineers. The moves add momentum to a nationwide trend towards registration schemes in response to the recommendations of the Building Confidence Report, which highlighted the need for registration as a mechanism for providing public accountability. WA and the […]
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Concerns over cold-housing deaths
Better Renting has released a report that estimates low-quality housing causes approximately 140 cold-related deaths per year in the ACT. The report is titled Unsafe as Houses: Cold-housing deaths in the ACT, and compares temperature data with statistics on monthly deaths from 2009–17. The report uses data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and […]
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Regulation update for RAC industry
Changes have been made to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act that will affect the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The act – Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Amendment (Methyl Bromide, Fire Protection and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 – commenced on December 12. The new regulations update references to Australian Standards relevant to the […]