The Queensland Government has announced the next stage of reforms to the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act (Qld) 2017 (BIF Act) will commence on 17 December this year. What are the changes? These ‘Chapter 3’ changes will significantly change the previous regime under the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) (BCIPA).
Is it back to the future or a brave new world with the latest changes to the security of payment regime in NSW? What’s happened? Earlier this year, NSW Fair Trading released a consultation paper on proposed draft changes to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act) open for
The NSW Government’s latest response to the numerous combustible cladding tragedies both overseas and in Australia came into effect on 22 October 2018. The impact of these regulations is as follows: Aluminium composite panel ban Prior to the 22 October regulations coming into effect, the NSW Government took steps to limit the use of combustible
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a model based approach and process for creating and managing information on building and infrastructure projects. The model gives architecture, engineering and construction professionals the insight and tools to plan, design, construct and manage buildings and infrastructure. There are different dimensions to a BIM system. These dimensions refers to the
What are latent conditions? Latent conditions in a construction project refer to those conditions which cannot be identified prior to entering into a contract. Usually this means the conditions that cannot be identified by review of the relevant project documentation, in other testing or investigations, or during a routine inspection prior to undertaking works. Latent
Change can appear inevitable, but when it comes to variation claims on a construction project, it can also be costly and confusing for all parties, including contractors, owners and financiers. Morrissey Law + Advisory have prepared an insight into what actually constitutes a variation and the way in which variation claims may be substantiated. What
How to review a decision under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. A decision to review a decision under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) (the Act) may have significant implications to parties involved in the strata scheme. For more information on the scheme, view our article here. A decision under the Act
But I built to the plans and specifications! Design defects in buildings. Developers and builders are now potentially liable for design defects in buildings, that’s the key takeaway from the recent NSW Court of Appeal decision The Owners – Strata Plan No 66375 v King [2018] NSWCA 170. A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision
The NSW Government has proposed a number of significant changes to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act) through a bill[1] publicly released on 22 August 2018. There are proposed reforms to the SOP Act and also the associated regulations[2]. In this article we have identified 10 key proposed
NSW Government to increase penalties for developers failing to comply with the developer defect bond obligations Developer defect bonds have only been required for 7 months, however, already changes to the law and strengthening their penalties is being discussed. The NSW Government introduced the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Building Defect Schemes) Bill 2018 (NSW) on