James Sherrard
James Sherrard is the NSW Building Commissioner, a role he assumed in December. He has been vocal about the unmet demand for medium-density housing in the region and has emphasized the need for builders to adapt to the complexities of constructing higher-density buildings, highlighting the significant differences in design and construction requirements between various building classes.
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James Sherrard issued a stop-work order against developer Natoby Pty Ltd over its project at 1170-1176 Botany Road following inspections.
Residents evacuated as cracking halts Sydney apartment development
Australia· 2026-02-12NSW Building Commissioner James Sherrard expressed concerns about qualifications issued entirely through recognition of prior learning.
How a Sydney business offers tradie qualifications without testing applicantsAustralia· 2025-04-12
Building Commissioner James Sherrard sought to calm concern about the current housing situation.
Home defects crisis collides with the need to build housingAustralia· 2025-04-10
Building Commissioner James Sherrard said consumers should move away from thinking that every defect is bad.
Sydney’s building defects crisis and seven ways to fix itAustralia· 2025-04-09
Building Commissioner James Sherrard told the Herald’s Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison that his staff had prepared criminal briefs to bring more than 50 charges against a number of people.
Restoring faith in building industry is vital for SydneyAustralia· 2025-04-08
Building Commissioner James Sherrard said his staff had prepared criminal briefs to bring more than 50 charges against a 'number of people'.
Tradies’ licences issues by criminalsAustralia· 2025-04-07
But his successor, James Sherrard, takes a different view.
Sydney’s building defects cost $700m a year, but what is being done to fix the problem?Australia· 2025-04-06
NSW Building Commissioner James Sherrard, who started in the role in December, told a roomful of developers at a Property Council NSW event in Sydney there was unmet demand for medium-density housing.
Planned 100,000 new homes in NSW still not delivered 14 months laterAustralia· 2025-02-19
