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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - Signing ePetition - Protect the Future: Say NO to the Draft Building Bill 2024, Say NO to the Repeal of the Architects Act 2003 by the Minns Government.

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Protect the Future: Say NO to the Draft Building Bill 2024, Say NO to the Repeal of the Architects Act 2003 by the Minns Government.

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, We, the undersigned NSW citizens, strongly oppose the draft Building Bill 2024. It diminishes decades of established architectural-standards and independence by repealing the Architects Act. It introduces an unrestricted licence for building designers to practice across all building classes, blurring the distinction with architects, thereby risking public safety and devaluing qualifications. The Architects Act is essential for maintaining professional standards. It ensures individuals who successfully complete the required education, experience, and examinations are recognised as competent to work across all building classes as registered architects. Allowing building designers to operate without the same qualifications undermines architectural registration, expertise, professionalism, and credibility. Building designers have a path to practice across all building classes by becoming registered architects. Existing registration pathways through the Architects Registration Board (NSWARB) are open to all who meet its high standards. We request the Legislative Assembly to call on Government to: MAINTAIN Architects Act 2003 in its current form under NSWARB. ESTABLISH separate Acts to independently regulate building designers, interior designers, engineers, certifiers and associated professions, ensuring profession-specific oversight across the building sector. ESTABLISH "Scope of Permitted Works Matrix" outlining building classes and complexities each profession is qualified and accredited to undertake. EMBED the matrix in Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, Local-Environmental-Plans and National Construction Code for clear public distinction. These actions maintain clear professional boundaries, strengthen public trust and uphold standards expected in our communities. We must prioritise public safety and design quality over short-sighted deregulation.

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