In a recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal, the Court has clarified important interactions between the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOPA) and the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and confirmed the key legal…
The NSW Government has reformed legislative instruments dealing with building sustainability as part of its Net Zero strategy for greenhouse gas emissions. The amendments will require construction of more cost-effective and lower emission residential, commercial and public buildings. The higher…
The NSW Government recently released for public consultation, a discussion paper entitled “Building Stronger Foundations”. The release of this discussion paper comes in the wake of a number of recent media reports of allegedly shoddy building practices, the failure of…