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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 Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOPA) to avoid payment disp…
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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 adjudication the amount of a disputed prog…
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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 flow and payment terms within the industry and pro…
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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 claims. Such claims are now more complicated and requi…
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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 staged developments, as interim occupation certific…
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Posted 20 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.…
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Posted 27 June 2017
New strata laws will commence on 30 November 2016. As a part of the change to the strata laws, a building defect bond scheme is due to commence on 1 January 2018. Under this scheme, developers will…
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Posted 16 June 2017
BUILDING PRODUCTS SAFETY LAWS The Building Products (Safety) Act 2017(“Act”) has been passed by the New South Wales government and is to commence on a date to be proclaimed. When it commences, …
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