00:00 On Sydney's southwest fringe, the Premier tours a display home at Leppington.
00:11 The state needs many more and fast, but buying off the plan can be risky.
00:16 A huge leap of faith.
00:17 It's a lot of money.
00:18 I wouldn't go into a unit development because that's one of the major concerns, that there
00:23 is going to be so many problems down the track.
00:26 After countless cases of defective new buildings, Chris Minns is trying to restore public confidence.
00:32 We are not going to let quantity be the enemy of quality in NSW.
00:37 Current legislation only permits inspectors to issue a rectification order after the building
00:42 is finished and the consumer has made a complaint.
00:45 If the building company collapses, owners have little recourse.
00:49 By then the horse is already bolted, so we went to the government and said look we really
00:53 could do with these earlier powers.
00:56 This week the government expects to pass laws giving inspectors the authority to enter a
01:00 house or apartment under construction and compel builders to fix any defects before
01:05 the project's finished.
01:07 These powers are ensuring that we are proactive, we do the prevention, it's better than cure.
01:13 This is an example of construction practices the building commissioner is trying to stop.
01:17 He says a pile of rubbish on a site can be a telltale sign of defects in a building.
01:23 It indicates that it's been mayhem during the build.
01:26 Sure enough, when the commissioner examined this house, he found flaws.
01:30 400 inspectors will be on the beat in a bid to nip dodgy builds in the bud.
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