Useful links Technical information or Advice: name: Office of Fair trading phone: 133220 web site: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/building/homeowners/approvedcourses.html name: Kit Homes Nation-wide phone: 1300 789 211 web site: http://www.kithomes.net.au/ name: Standards Australia phone: 1300 308 989 web site: http://www.standards.com.au name: Building Centre phone: 1300 884 876 web site: http://www.buildingcentre.com name: Showrooms On Line Australia phone: 1300 884 876 web site: http://www.showrooms.com.au Contacts before you start your work: name: WorkCover NSW Occupational Health and Safety and Workers Compensation phone: 13 10 50 web site: http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au name: Trades Essentials (Owner-Builder Insurance) phone: 1300 664 923 web site: http://www.tradesessentials.com.au name: Roads and Traffic Authority Heavy vehicle operation Regulations phone: 1300 137 302 web site: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au Dial before you dig: name: Housing Industry Association (NSW) Housing industry code of conduct phone: 8878 0400 web site: http://www.buildingonline.com.au Looking for a building inspector: name: Yellow Pages telephone directory under 'Building Consultants' and 'Building Inspections Services' phone: web site: http://www.yell.com name: Best Building Inspections phone: (02) 9531 7965 web site: http://www.bestinspections.com.au name: Association of Consulting Architects phone: 9460 1299 web site: name: Association of Consulting Engineers phone: 1800 800 528 (search for engineer hotline) web site: http://www.acea.com.au/ name: Association of Consulting Structural Engineers phone: 9922 3491 web site: name: Australian Institute of Building phone: 6247 7433 web site: name: Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors phone: 6282 2222 web site: http://www.aiqs.com.au name: Australian Society of Building Consultants phone: 9817 3472 web site: name: Building Designers Association of NSW phone: 0500 555 054 web site: http://www.bdansw.com.au name: Housing Industry Association phone: 9633 4488 web site: name: Institute of Building Consultants phone: 4722 8603 web site: name: Institution of Engineers, Australia phone: 9929 8544 web site: http://www.ieaust.com.au/ name: Master Builders Association (Sydney) phone: 9281 3511 web site: name: Master Builders Association (Newcastle) phone: 4952 6877 web site: http://www.newcastle-mba.com.au name: Royal Australian Institute of Architects phone: 9356 2955 web site: http://www.raia.com.au name: Archicentre: The Royal Australian Institute of Architects advisory service phone: 9555 5111 web site: http://www.architecture.com.au