Client data, plans and privacy: what NSW builders should store, and when to delete it
Privacy risk sits in the data you keep, not just the data you lose. Here is how to separate records the law requires you to hold from client information you should have already deleted.
11 min read
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Record Keeping
Articles and news about Record Keeping for Australian builders.
Client data, plans and privacy: what NSW builders should store, and when to delete it
Privacy risk sits in the data you keep, not just the data you lose. Here is how to separate records the law requires you to hold from client information you should have already deleted.
11 min read
Running CPD for a building business with several licence holders
CPD attaches to individuals, not to the company licence. Once a business has more than one contractor licence holder or qualified supervisor certificate holder, the obligation becomes an administrative system, and it has to survive staff turnover.
11 min read
Drone use on residential sites: CASA rules and the privacy limits builders actually face
Flying a drone over your own site feels like a site tool, but it is an aviation activity and a privacy activity at the same time. Here is how the two sets of rules interact, and where the real cost sits.
12 min read
Site photo records that stand up in a dispute
A photo proves what it shows only if you can also prove when it was taken, where, and what it was meant to record. Frames, metadata and retention decide whether your site photos are evidence or just pictures.
11 min read
What counts as proof of CPD for NSW builders, and what a record of attendance must show
Compliance with NSW builder CPD is self-recorded, but not all records are equal. A provider-issued record of attendance carries specific fields; a diary entry or a tax invoice does not. Here is how to tell the difference and fix a record that is missing them.
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How long NSW builders have to keep CPD records, and what to keep
Records must be retained for three renewal periods, and the retention clock does not stop when you change phone, laptop or bookkeeper. Here is what has to be in the file and how to keep it intact.
10 min read