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2022 NCC Seminar videos now available
The 2022 NCC Seminars took place across Australia between July and September.
If you couldn’t attend, need to refresh your memory, or are just looking for something to do over the holidays, then we have plenty of content for you to view.
New requirements for gutters and downpipes
2022 has been a wet year for many parts of the country, showing us how important working gutters and downpipes are for a roof’s drainage system.
Equally as important is knowing what requirements are new, or have changed in NCC 2022.
Court orders $2 million fine under Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Scheme
On 9 December 2022, the Federal Court of Australia handed down the judgment in the first civil penalty case under the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Act 2005.
The Court has ordered 4 companies registered in Perth to pay over $2 million in penalties for supplying tap, shower and lavatory products that were not registered or labelled as required by the WELS Act.
This is a significant precedence for the WELS scheme, which helps Australian consumers choose water efficient products. Plumbing products must be WaterMark certified before they can be registered under the WELS scheme.
Read more in Minister Plibersek’s media release