Ten months after the Berejiklian government passed laws it said would “clean up” the residential construction industry and “give confidence to the community and home buyers”, those laws have still not gone into effect.

The delay was seized upon during a debate in NSW Parliament on Tuesday, after which the state opposition accused the government of forgetting it had passed legislation.

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler and NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson at Parliament House. Credit:AAP

In October, the NSW Parliament passed the Building and Development Certifiers Bill. The bill provided new powers for state agencies to monitor the behaviour of participants in the building industry, and cancel the registration of private certifiers offending conduct provisions.

It also included provisions to ensure certifiers who inspect construction sites and issue development certificates confirming legal requirements have been met, do not have conflicts of interests.