Dewan Rakyat: Housing certification queries
NSR 12 Dec 2006 by V. Vasudevan, Anis Ibrahim and June Ramli

THE successful implementation of the certificate of completion and compliance may lie in the integrity of professionals issuing the documents.

Hamim Samuri (BN-Ledang) said the CCC may put an end to complaints on the delivery of completed projects but may create new problems involving the integrity of professionals.

Chow Kon Yeow (DAP-Tanjung) said the government was giving in to housing developers by implementing the CCC.

"Where are the safety measures? There is a conflict of interest. How are the professionals to react to their paymasters (the developers)?"

Datuk Markiman Kobiran (BN-Hulu Langat) was also concerned about the possibility of delays .

"How do we ensure that the CCC will ensure the delays associated with the Certificate of Fitness for Occupation will not recur? How are house buyers to be protected from a delay in taking delivery of their new homes?" he said during the debate on the Street, Drainage and Building (Amendment) Bill in the Dewan Rakyat.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, in his reply, said house buyers could complain to professional bodies if problems arose on the issuance of the CCC.