00:04A trail of misery, homes left half-finished and families in the lurch.
00:09Hundreds of niche living customers impacted.
00:11No, no, it's not livable.
00:13I was effectively homeless for the best part of two years.
00:16I just felt like there was this enormous weight on my shoulders the whole time, it was just
00:20the uncertainty.
00:21The WA government is proposing new laws to prevent it from happening again, giving more
00:25power to the state's building regulators to request financial information and intervene
00:30if builders are at risk of collapsing.
00:33The board will now have the authority to cancel a registration, so they'll be able to cancel
00:39a builder licence.
00:41Under the changes, homeowners would then be able to claim insurance and seek out new builders
00:46to finish their homes.
00:47It should have been in place years ago and this situation has arisen because we are the
00:51worst regulated construction sector in the country.
00:54Building inspectors in WA don't legally need to be accredited, something the state government
00:59is also looking to change.
01:01We don't want dodgy builders in the industry, we don't want cowboys, we need good builders
01:05that will build quality homes for West Australians.
01:09Amid the desperate need for more housing supply, the industry is urging caution.
01:13We don't think these reforms will add unnecessary red tape, but once again the devil is in the
01:18detail.
01:19The review of WA's home building contract laws is open for consultation until June 24.
01:26We don't want to take a look at that.
01:26We don't want to take a look at that.
01:27We don't want to take a look at that.
01:27We don't want to take a look at that.
01:27We don't want to take a look at that.
01:27We don't want to take a look at that.
01:27We don't want to take a look at that.
01:28We don't want to take a look at that.
01:28We don't want to take a look at that.
01:29We don't want to take a look at that.
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