https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog AI-powered building, strata, mining and environmental inspection insights for Australian inspectors. en-AU Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:49:31 GMT https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-tailings-dam-inspection-requirements-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-tailings-dam-inspection-requirements-australia Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT What the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management means for Australian mine operators and how to structure compliant inspection documentation. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/strata-inspection-report-template-body-corporate https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/strata-inspection-report-template-body-corporate Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to structure a strata complex inspection report with section cloning, common property assessment, and compliance requirements for body corporate managers. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-start-building-inspection-business-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-start-building-inspection-business-australia Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Complete guide to starting a building inspection business in Australia, licensing, insurance, equipment, software, marketing, and getting your first clients. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gps-verified-inspection-photos-why-they-matter https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gps-verified-inspection-photos-why-they-matter Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why GPS coordinates on every inspection photo are becoming the standard for insurance, legal, and regulatory compliance, and how to implement it. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/best-building-inspection-software-australia-2026 https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/best-building-inspection-software-australia-2026 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Honest comparison of the top building inspection software available to Australian inspectors in 2026, including pricing, features, and which is best for your workflow. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-write-building-inspection-report https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-write-building-inspection-report Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Step-by-step guide to writing a compliant pre-purchase building inspection report under AS 4349.1, including what to include, common mistakes, and how AI can help. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mine-environmental-inspection-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mine-environmental-inspection-australia Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australian mine environmental compliance is layered, federal EPBC, state environmental authorities, and progressive rehabilitation regimes, and inspection records are central. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/warehouse-roof-facade-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/warehouse-roof-facade-inspection Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT For industrial and logistics buildings, the roof and facade are the two largest CapEx items over the asset life, and drone inspection is now standard practice. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/common-property-vs-lot-strata https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/common-property-vs-lot-strata Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The line between common property and lot is one of the most disputed concepts in Australian strata law, and it determines who pays the bill. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/termite-inspection-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/termite-inspection-australia Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Australia has the most destructive termite species in the world, and the AS 3660 series sets the management standards for both new and existing buildings. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/drone-inspection-mining https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/drone-inspection-mining Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT UAVs are quietly replacing human inspection of high-risk mining assets, and the regulatory and technical landscape is now mature. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-hvac-mechanical-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-hvac-mechanical-inspection Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mechanical services are the largest CapEx line item in most commercial buildings, and Legionella risk in cooling towers is a regulatory minefield. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-major-defects https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-major-defects Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT A major defect in a pre-purchase report is not the end of the deal, but how you respond depends on where you are in the contract process. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/oecd-conflict-minerals-due-diligence https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/oecd-conflict-minerals-due-diligence Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The OECD Due Diligence Guidance has become the global reference for responsible mineral sourcing, and its on-the-ground assessment requirements have real teeth. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/off-the-plan-pre-settlement-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/off-the-plan-pre-settlement-inspection Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying off the plan means waiting years to see your apartment, and the pre-settlement inspection is your one practical chance to identify defects before settlement. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-cost-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-cost-australia Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Inspection pricing varies by state, property size, and accessibility, and the cheapest quote is almost never the best value. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/essential-safety-measures-victoria https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/essential-safety-measures-victoria Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Victoria's ESM regime parallels NSW's AFSS, with annual statements required for fire, smoke, egress, ventilation, and emergency lighting systems. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/icmm-performance-expectations https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/icmm-performance-expectations Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The International Council on Mining and Metals' Mining Principles drive site-level inspection regimes for all member companies, and increasingly, for their contractors. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-manuals-apartment-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-manuals-apartment-australia Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Building manuals, the as-built documentation handed over at completion, are slowly becoming mandatory for new apartment buildings, and existing OCs are catching up. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-licence-australia-states https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-licence-australia-states Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT There is no national building inspector licence in Australia, each state has its own scheme, and the differences matter when you are choosing an inspector. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mining-esg-inspection-evidence https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mining-esg-inspection-evidence Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Investor ESG demands mean mining companies must produce auditable evidence of inspections, and digital records are rapidly replacing paper trails. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/disability-access-audit-commercial https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/disability-access-audit-commercial Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Premises Standards under the DDA have been quietly reshaping commercial buildings for over a decade, and refurbishments often trigger compliance. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/ncc-2022-residential-changes https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/ncc-2022-residential-changes Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT NCC 2022 raised the energy efficiency baseline and introduced livable housing requirements, and inspectors need to know what these changes mean in the field. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nr-22-brazil-mining-safety https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nr-22-brazil-mining-safety Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT NR-22 is Brazil's federal mining safety standard, and foreign operators in Brazil need to understand both the document and the cultural context around it. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/annual-fire-safety-statement-nsw https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/annual-fire-safety-statement-nsw Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The AFSS regime is one of the strictest annual compliance obligations in NSW strata management, and the consequences of getting it wrong include personal penalties. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/opal-mascot-towers-aftermath https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/opal-mascot-towers-aftermath Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Two evacuated Sydney apartment towers triggered the biggest overhaul of building accountability in a generation, and the changes are still rolling out. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/whs-act-australian-mines https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/whs-act-australian-mines Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Australian mining safety is a layered regime. Model WHS Act, state mining regulations, and site-specific safety management systems, and overseas operators often misread it. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/whs-commercial-landlord-inspection-duties https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/whs-commercial-landlord-inspection-duties Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Commercial landlords are PCBUs under the Model WHS Act in most states, and that means real, ongoing inspection duties for common areas and shared services. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/new-home-handover-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/new-home-handover-inspection Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT A handover inspection on a brand-new home is a different beast to a pre-purchase inspection, and your leverage to fix defects largely disappears once you take the keys. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-conformance-tailings https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-conformance-tailings Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The GISTM has 15 principles and 77 requirements. Here is the inspection-and-governance core in plain language. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/apartment-waterproofing-defects https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/apartment-waterproofing-defects Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Waterproofing is consistently the number one defect category in Australian apartments, and the rectification cost is almost always disproportionate to the original install. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-technical-due-diligence https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-technical-due-diligence Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Pre-acquisition technical due diligence on commercial property is the buyer's last chance to find what the vendor didn't disclose, and the scope matters. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/cyclone-region-building-inspections https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/cyclone-region-building-inspections Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Buying a home in Darwin, Cairns, or Port Hedland means inspecting for things Sydney buyers never have to think about, starting with continuous tie-down from roof to footing. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/tailings-inspection-after-brumadinho https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/tailings-inspection-after-brumadinho Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The 2019 Brumadinho dam collapse killed 270 people and triggered a global overhaul of tailings governance, including how facilities are inspected and disclosed. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/strata-building-bond-inspections-scheme-nsw https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/strata-building-bond-inspections-scheme-nsw Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The SBBIS regime requires NSW developers to lodge a 2 percent bond against defects in new apartment buildings, and to commission independent inspection reports. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/darwin-tropical-building-defects https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/darwin-tropical-building-defects Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tropical climates punish buildings in ways southern inspectors rarely see, and Darwin's wet/dry seasonal extremes produce a defect profile of their own. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mineral-sample-chain-of-custody https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mineral-sample-chain-of-custody Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT JORC and NI 43-101 both require documented chain of custody from drill bit to lab, and digital field capture is rapidly replacing paper tags and notebooks. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-make-good-end-of-lease https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-make-good-end-of-lease Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Make-good obligations are one of the most expensive and disputed moments in any commercial tenancy, and a pre-handback inspection is your best negotiating asset. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/combined-building-pest-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/combined-building-pest-inspection Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Australian convention is to bundle a building inspection with a timber pest inspection, and there are good reasons it has become standard practice. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/icirt-ratings-apartment-developers https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/icirt-ratings-apartment-developers Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT iCIRT is an independent rating system for construction industry participants, and it has become a quiet but powerful filter for cautious apartment buyers. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/jorc-code-2012-reporting-explained https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/jorc-code-2012-reporting-explained Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT JORC 2012 is the binding Australasian reporting standard for ASX-listed miners, and its Competent Person and Table 1 obligations make site inspection records non-negotiable. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/as-4964-asbestos-inspections https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/as-4964-asbestos-inspections Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Australia banned asbestos in 2003, but pre-1990 housing stock means asbestos identification is still a major part of any responsible renovation or pre-purchase due diligence. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-pre-lease-condition-reports https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/commercial-pre-lease-condition-reports Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT A documented condition report at lease commencement is the single best protection both tenants and landlords have against the inevitable end-of-lease make-good dispute. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nsw-design-building-practitioners-act https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nsw-design-building-practitioners-act Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The DBP Act 2020 fundamentally rewired accountability for new apartment buildings in NSW, including a statutory duty of care that flows to subsequent owners. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/ni-43-101-technical-reports-explained https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/ni-43-101-technical-reports-explained Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Canada's NI 43-101 has become the de facto international standard for mineral disclosure, and its personal inspection requirement is non-negotiable. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/as-4349-1-pre-purchase-inspection-guide https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/as-4349-1-pre-purchase-inspection-guide Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT AS 4349.1-2007 is the Australian Standard most pre-purchase building inspections are written to, but few buyers understand what it actually covers, and what it deliberately leaves out. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-professional-indemnity-insurance https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-professional-indemnity-insurance Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Professional Indemnity is mandatory in most states for licensed inspectors, but coverage gaps, run-off cover, and ACL limits trip operators up. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-marketing https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspector-marketing Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT A non-fluff marketing playbook for sole-operator and small-team inspectors. What actually moves job volume in a local market. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/tailings-dam-inspection-checklist-gistm https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/tailings-dam-inspection-checklist-gistm Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT A field-usable TSF inspection checklist mapped to the GISTM design and construction requirements, suitable for routine surveillance. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mine-closure-plan-requirements https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/mine-closure-plan-requirements Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT ICMM's Integrated Mine Closure Toolkit is the global benchmark, but every Australian state still imposes its own plan and bond regime on top. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-conformance-protocol https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/gistm-conformance-protocol Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT GISTM conformance was due by August 2023 for the highest-consequence facilities and August 2025 for the rest. Here is where the industry actually landed. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/critical-minerals-jorc-reporting https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/critical-minerals-jorc-reporting Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT CRIRSCO updated its International Reporting Template in late 2024. JORC is under review. Here is what is changing for lithium, rare earths, and graphite projects. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/essential-safety-measures-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/essential-safety-measures-australia Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most inspectors know Victoria's ESM regime. The other states have parallel obligations under different names, and they all reference AS 1851 for servicing. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/drone-commercial-roof-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/drone-commercial-roof-inspection Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Drone surveys are now standard for large warehouse and shopping centre roofs, but they do not automatically satisfy AS 1657 or every inspection duty. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/technical-due-diligence-vs-condition-report https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/technical-due-diligence-vs-condition-report Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Buyers, landlords and tenants routinely confuse TDD with condition reports. The scope, deliverables, and professional indemnity exposure are quite different. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nabers-energy-rating-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/nabers-energy-rating-inspection Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Commercial Building Disclosure requires a NABERS rating on sale or lease of office space over 1,000 square metres. A building condition inspection is not the same thing. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/off-the-plan-apartment-inspection https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/off-the-plan-apartment-inspection Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Buyers settling off-the-plan apartments have a narrow window to identify defects. High-rise inspections need a different checklist than standard pre-purchase. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/capital-works-fund-forecasting https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/capital-works-fund-forecasting Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Owners corporations often treat inspection reports as one-off exercises. Here is how condition data feeds the 10-year capital works plan required in NSW. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/combustible-cladding-rectification-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/combustible-cladding-rectification-australia Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grenfell cladding audits in Victoria, NSW and Queensland have largely finished their identification phases, but rectification work continues. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/sbbis-strata-building-bond-nsw https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/sbbis-strata-building-bond-nsw Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT The SBBIS has been running since 2018. Here is how an owners corporation actually triggers the scheme and what to expect from the 21-month inspection. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-pricing-framework https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/building-inspection-pricing-framework Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most Australian building inspectors are sole traders. Here is a framework for setting prices that survive PI insurance, vehicle costs, and a real defect claim. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/builders-warranty-insurance-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/builders-warranty-insurance-australia Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Home warranty schemes differ wildly between states. HBCF in NSW, VMIA in Victoria, QBCC in Queensland, and all of them cap, exclude, and trigger differently. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/residential-asbestos-register https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/residential-asbestos-register Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Residential owners rarely realise that the moment a tradesperson arrives on site, their property is a workplace, and workplace asbestos duties apply. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/slab-heave-reactive-soil-case-study https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/slab-heave-reactive-soil-case-study Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT A reactive-soil failure on an anonymous Class H site shows exactly what a visual-only AS 4349.1 inspection can, and cannot, catch. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/pool-barrier-inspection-australia https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/pool-barrier-inspection-australia Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Pool barrier rules vary dramatically between states. Selling or leasing a non-compliant pool can void insurance and trigger fines. Here is what inspectors actually check. https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-read-a-building-inspection-report https://inspectandgo.com.au/blog/how-to-read-a-building-inspection-report Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most first-home buyers open their 40-page report and panic at words like "major defect" or "safety hazard". Here is how to separate deal-breakers from cosmetic issues.