Project on Enhancement of Efficiency in Administrative Case Execution for the Fiscal Year 2023

The objective of the seminar was to educate the 26 administrative court officials in attendance on the "Building Control Act". About 30 officials from 14 regional offices took part via Zoom.

Mr. Sinit Boonsit, Director of Building Control Bureau, Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning, was the first speaker and focused on the definition of a building according to the law

Napajaree Jiwanantaprawat (Senior Project Manager, KAS Thailand), Jamnong Thavornvisith (Deputy Secretary-General), Sinit Boonsit, (Director of Building Control Bureau, Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning), Piyasart Kwaiphan (Bureau of Decisions Execution)

Sunisa Yamkayan, legal officer, Appeals Group Building Control Bureau, Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning

Supagit Janpan, Civil Engineer, Chief of Appeals Group

On May 18, the three speakers, Mr. Sinit Bunyasit (Director of Building Control Bureau), Mr. Suphagit Janpan (civil engineer and Chief of Appeals Group) and Ms. Sunisa Yamkhayan (legal officer, Appeals Group Building Control Bureau Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning), focused on three key points in their presentations:

1. What the legal definition of a building is (in particular Mr. Bunyasit)
2. When a building needs to be modified or demolished (all three speakers)
3. What aspects are central for the construction of a building – such as stability, safety, fire prevention, public health, impact on scenery or environmental benefits (Mr. Suphagit and Ms. Sunisa).

It is important for the officials, who attended the seminar, to understand the laws and the system behind it: Once an object is deemed to be a building and needs modification or a demolition, the officials from the Bureau of Decisions Execution do not have to consult with local officials anymore. Local officals are then involved in the execution of the decision. Local officals are also relevant when the initial permission for construction is sought or the building control act is violated.