 Re: Tree Lopping Design Project help???
In Qld BSA under State Legislation enforces the building trades.
They could accommodate us however there's no legislation requiring them to.
I have talked to hundreds of whining plumbers, carpenters, electricians, fencers etc about the BSA, they whine coz they see BSA as a money grab, some $600 a year.
I then say can I just buy some rollers and brushes and start painting?
Can I just start building fences?
What happens if a non ticketed tiler starts undercutting you?
Can you report illegitimate advertisers and operators?
Then they realise how much better they have than us coz we have nothing like that.
I also worked for a BSA field officer who handed fines out and busted illegal operators, he said (from memory) first offence is $750 second is $3250 and I don't remember what happens after that but yeah ... they're serious.
Also contractors using the BSA approved quotes/conditions system have legal back if they've gone by the book and don't get paid. They also have enforced payment terms regardless of disputes. The bill for services must be paid and if there's a dispute over damage/quality of work etc that is a separate issue to be resolved.
So from our perspective the system is there and workable, don't have to reinvent the wheel here. The system needs to fund itself and have legal rights ... BSA does all that. |