Apartment Building Cover and Defects in Baulkham Hills

What apartment building cover in Baulkham Hills actually involves

We read the NSW Government's page Buying property off the plan on 7 October 2026. It does not say whether any one building is covered, and neither do we.

Serious defects in apartment buildings

The page says the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 grants powers to the NSW Building Commission to investigate serious defects in multi-storey residential apartment buildings (class 2), and that where you cannot resolve a serious building defect with the builder or developer, you notify Building Commission NSW.

What we cannot say

We have not read, and so do not state, the scheme's other conditions, any dollar threshold or any exemption. The NSW Government's page itself sets them out, and it also says to get legal advice on the rights available to you if things do not go as expected.

These rules are State-wide. Height in storeys is the page's own dividing line; no page we read says how many storeys any building in The Hills Shire has, and we say nothing about any building.

Apartment Building Cover and Defects in Baulkham Hills — common questions

Does the Home Building Compensation scheme cover apartment buildings?

The NSW Government says it covers new houses and multi-unit residential buildings up to 3 storeys high, and that there is no cover for multi-unit buildings that are more than 3 storeys high.

Who investigates serious defects in apartment buildings?

The NSW Government says the NSW Building Commission has powers to investigate serious defects in multi-storey residential apartment buildings (class 2), under the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020.

What does the page say to do about a serious defect?

It says that where you cannot resolve a serious building defect with the builder or developer, you notify Building Commission NSW.