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Building Construction Contracts Law

18 June, 2020

NSW defect reform | 10 year retrospective duty of care introduced

The Building and Design Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (Act) has commenced. The Act is part of the wider suite of reforms the NSW Government is introducing following recommendations made in the 2018 Shergold and Weir Building Confidence Report. Duty of care on builders The Act creates a statutory duty of care on…

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Building Construction Contracts Security of Payments

15 May, 2020

Security of Payment update | absence of supporting statement not fatal

Since supporting statements were introduced into the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 NSW (Act) a question has been whether a payment claim served without one (or with deficiencies in one) is still valid. The answer The Court of Appeal in TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd v…

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Building Construction Development Law Projects Property

30 April, 2020

NSW Government announces first tranche of projects for fast-tracked assessment

On 28 April 2020, in a bid by the NSW Government to stimulate and lift the economy out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced the first tranche of construction projects to undergo the Planning System Acceleration Program (Program). The first tranche of projects The first tranche of projects to undergo…

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Construction

28 August, 2017

Changes To Fire Safety Requirements In The 2016 National Construction Codes – Could This Affect Your Project?

Following the Lacrosse Apartments fire in Melbourne, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) began to develop a comprehensive package of fire safety measures for high rise buildings which was to be incorporated into the next version of the National Construction Code (NCC). However, following the Grenfell Tower fire in…

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Construction

25 June, 2017

When It Comes To Delay, Don’t Wait And See – The 2nd Edition Of The SOCL Delay And Disruption Protocol

In February of this year, the Society of Construction Law (“SOCL”) published the 2nd Edition of the Delay and Disruption Protocol (“the Protocol”) – the first update to the Protocol since the release of the first edition in 2002. The Protocol is prepared for the UK market, but has…

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Building Construction

28 April, 2017

Building Approval Statistics: what they are and what they mean to you

These statistics on Building from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published in February 2017 show some very interesting trends. The salient figures worth noting is that, at the time of publication, there has been a slightly downwards trend for all building by 0.1% for the last 7 months but…

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Construction

14 December, 2016

Building Energy Efficiency Certificates (BEEC) – changes from 2017

The position regarding Building Energy Efficiency Certificates (BEEC) in Australia is in a transition phase as a result of changes to the Commercial Building Disclosure Program (CBDP), which exists under the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010. Currently, lessors are required to provide energy efficient information when they lease or…

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Construction Projects Property

1 December, 2016

Construction, Property & Projects Insights Issue 5 – November 2016

In this issue, we look at the following key developments in construction, property & projects law:Security of Payments Goes to the High CourtUnfair Contract Terms in the Construction Industry – You Need to Take ActionNew Strata Laws and Building Bond Regime Set to CommenceLoose Lips Sink Ships – Representations During…

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