Planning remedial works on your scheme? For many schemes, understanding the approvals required for remedial works can be one of the most confusing and costly parts of a project. Waterproofing, balconies, façades, fire safety, windows, or structural repairs all need the right approval pathway, and choosing the wrong one can mean delays, extra costs, and compliance headaches.
Sebastien Klaar from Brosnan and Daniel Barber from Paro Consulting will explain how exempt development, Complying Development Certificates (CDC) and Development Applications (DA) differ, and when each one applies. They'll also cover how the Design and Building Practitioners Act (DBPA) fits in, the mistakes that blow out timelines, and a practical framework for checking approval requirements before work starts. The session will include real examples of remediation projects requiring DAs, CDCs, exemptions, and performance solutions
Great for strata managers, committee members, owners and consultants. There will be a live Q&A, and the session will be recorded.
Sebastien Klaar is Brosnan Australia’s Executive Director, with more than a decade of experience delivering construction and remedial projects across Australia. Trained in Northern European sustainable design and construction, he brings a practical understanding of how building performance, compliance, and remediation intersect. Sebastien has led teams repairing and improving residential, strata, and commercial buildings affected by design, construction, and durability issues, giving him first-hand insight into the challenges faced by owners corporations and building managers. A recognised advocate for improved building standards, he regularly contributes to industry discussions and is a member of the Master Builders Association of NSW.
Daniel Barber is Planning Director at Paro Consulting, a Sydney-based town planning practice. He holds a Bachelor of Planning (Hons) and a Master of Property Development, and is a Registered Planner (RP+) with Environmental Impact Assessment accreditation. Daniel regularly advises owners' corporations, strata managers, building consultants and remedial contractors across NSW on the approval pathways for repair and upgrade works to existing buildings, from exempt development and complying development certificates through to development applications and modifications. He has a particular focus on helping strata schemes get defect rectification and remedial projects approved and underway without unnecessary delay, cost or risk.
