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Bannermans Fire Safety Guidelines – Step 1

Aluminium Cladding, eBooks

Posted 20 May 2024

1. Evacuation Plan Unlike a commercial office, residential buildings are not generally required to undertake a fire drill but, in your circumstances, …

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Bannermans Fire Safety Guidelines

Aluminium Cladding, eBooks

Posted 20 May 2024

6 Steps to a Safer Scheme On 24 November 2014, a single cigarette left on a unit balcony sparked a fire which raced up the Lacrosse tower in Docklands…

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Beware of SOPA – 10 or Less Business days to Dispute Invoices

Security of Payments

Posted 11 August 2021

Owners corporations and owner occupiers entering into contracts with builders need to be aware of the Building and Construction industry Security of P…

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Dealing with Payments under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (“SOPA”)

Security of Payments

Posted 28 July 2021

Key Features of SOPA SOPA sets out a statutory framework for: Making a progress payment claim; Responding to a progress payment claim; Determining by …

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Security of Payment – Changes to Legislation: What builders need to know

Security of Payments

Posted 28 July 2021

With record insolvency levels in the construction industry, the NSW Government has moved to tighten up the security of payment regime to improve cash …

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Home Building Amendment Bill 2011, What does it mean for you?

Residential Building Works, Construction

Posted 19 August 2020

The New South Wales Government’s latest round of amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 has zeroed in on strata practices in building defects clai…

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Changes to Environmental Planning & Assessment Act – Interim Occupation Certificates

Construction

Posted 27 September 2018

From 1 September 2019, developers will no longer be able to obtain interim occupation certificates for buildings in NSW. This will likely complicate …

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No Duty Owed by Certifying Council

Building Defects, Certifiers

Posted 19 November 2017

The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down a long awaited reserved decision in the case of Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan. That case was an…

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