Collaborative Contracts in Construction: What are they, and when should they be used?
Collaborative contracting is increasing in popularity for project delivery in Australia. So what does it actually mean, and when is
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07, 2019
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07, 2019
NSW Construction Leadership Group: What is it? And what does it do?
The NSW Construction Leadership Group (the ‘CLG’) is a government body led by Infrastructure NSW. The CLG was established to
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06, 2019
Interactive Tendering Guidelines – NSW looks to best practice in procurement
In May 2019, the NSW government published the draft Interactive Tendering Guidelines. They were prepared for the Construction Leadership Group
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06, 2019
SOP Update: June 2019
Amendments to the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 1999 (NSW) (Act) were passed by both houses of
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05, 2019
Can a Builder’s failure to provide occupation certificate be a breach of contract?
The recent NSW Supreme Court decision in ACN 057 690 034 (Owner) v Mick Wykrota (Builder) saw the Builder in
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05, 2019
SOP Update: 7 Key Changes
Amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2018 (NSW) (‘the Act’) passed! So what will change?
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05, 2019
Law of Agency
Agency is a complex area of law that can affect parties across contracts and industries – from major construction projects
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03, 2019
‘Shake-Up’ for the Building & Construction Industry with ‘cowboy’ certifiers in the sights of legislative changes
Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean has vowed to crackdown on ‘cowboy’ certifiers following the evacuation of Sydney Olympic Park’s
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03, 2019
Tightening the Chain of Responsibility: Changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Laws
On 1 October 2018, changes to the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws were introduced. The changes sought to put an
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12, 2018
Casual conversion – what is it and are you prepared for the new changes?
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has inserted a modern conversion clause from 1 October 2018 to more than 85 modern