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Category: Building Defects

No Duty Owed by Certifying Council

Building Defects, Certifiers

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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Request to the Minister to extend Aluminium Cladding beyond two year warranty

Building Defects

Posted 30 August 2017

SUBMISSION ON REFORMS AND THE HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 (NSW) TO ADDRESS EXTERNAL ALUMINUM CLADDING…

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NSW Building Owners to cover costs on Cladding Rectification, values at risk

Building Defects

Posted 29 August 2017

Many owners of the 1000 NSW buildings identified with possible non-compliant cladding won't be able to claim against their developer or builder because the two-year window to make such claims will hav…

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Discovery of Defects or Missing items after purchasing a unit

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 27 June 2017

Owners often find themselves in the position where they purchase a unit off the plan, only to discover that there are items missing or there are defects present (i.e. cracking to the cupboards).…

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Strata Reform: Building effects – What you need to know

Strata, Building Defects, Strata Reform

Posted 27 June 2017

Owners corporations should be aware that on or from 30 November 2016, the strata reform requires owners corporations to consider building defects and rectification at each annual general meeting until…

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Aluminium Cladding – Dealing with NSW Fair Trading’s Proposed Legal Reform

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 20 June 2017

In the wake of the devastation of the London Fire, NSW Fair Trading is finally taking action concerning non-compliant aluminium cladding. Such action will include legal reform to give effect to:…

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Aluminium Cladding – Real and Significant Risks and Problems. What is NWS Fair Trading doing?

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 16 June 2017

Following the devastating fire that destroyed the Grenfell Tower in London this week, the topic of aluminium cladding has risen across the globe. Unfortunately, the London Fire is not the first of …

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Don’t Delay the implementation of the 2% defects bond scheme under part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015

Building Defects

Posted 29 May 2017

In response to well founded rumours that the 2% bond scheme is going to be further delayed we have written the following letter to the Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation, Matthew Kean.…

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