Lawlines Volume 9 Issue 4 - eOASIS

LawLinesVol 9 . Issue 4 • December 2007Around Rajah & TannRound Up – 2007 InPerspectiveFeature ArticlesTo Withhold Or Not ToWithhold – That Is TheQuestionAll Abuzz About GamesCorporate SocialResponsibility UnderThe New IndonesianCompany LawCase BitesLegislation BitesProjects & InfrastructureBuilding Control (Amendment) Bill PassedThe Building Control (Amendment) Bill (‘Bill’),which was introduced in Parliament on 27 August2007, was passed on 20 September 2007. Thechanges in the Bill seek to achieve the followingobjectives:• to regulate major geotechnical works as if thesewere building works for permanent buildingsinvolving key structural elements;• to raise standards of work in the constructionindustry by licensing builders;• to ensure adequate supervision of structuralworks by requiring qualified persons andbuilders to have their own respective supervisionteams;• to ensure that a qualifi ed person who is appointedto supervise building works is independent fromthe infl uence of the developer;• to require building owners and occupiers torefrain from altering their premises so as tocease to be in compliance with certain buildingperformance requirements; and• to raise criminal penalties in order to be alignedwith the Workplace Safety and Health Act.A copy of the Client Update which highlights thekey features of the Bill has been issued, and isavailable on eO@SIS.page 43 of 44 pages | print | comments | close