âNot in my domainâ: Commissioner powerless to help woman at centre of Sydney defects debacle Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A Sydney woman has been told there is nothing the NSW Building Commissioner can do to help recover her life savings after she bought into a 300-apartment tower that had alleged major defects, despite him reportedly saying an investigation is âlikelyâ to uphold her concerns. It comes as the Herald can reveal a sharp decline in fines being handed out to private certifiers for signing off on dodgy buildings in the last 10 months, since the board responsible for policing them was abolished.