Author Archives: Clare Peacock
The Preferred Outcome Principle for defective building work
The Preferred Outcome Principle Section 49MA Home Building Act 1989 Section 48MA of the Home [...]
Penalties for builder who failed to obtain statutory building insurance
Home detention for builder. Another contractor is cooling his heels after being found guilty of [...]
Building defects bond scheme and strata blocks
Changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. Reforms to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 [...]
Affordable housing and the rise of the granny flat
The Sydney affordable housing crisis. “Urban release”, “urban renewal” and “affordable housing” are popular buzz [...]
High Court revisits scope of Security for Payment claims
In Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd & Anor [2018] HCA [...]
Strata Owner’s Committee Dispute
Appeal Panel clarifies scope and operation of NCAT’s jurisdiction to award damages to lot owners. [...]
Inflammable Cladding Update
NSW passes the Building Products (Safety) Act 2017. NSW wasted no time in acting on [...]
Misleading and Deceptive conduct and Home Warranty Insurance
Extension of misleading and deceptive conduct claims may benefit home-owners. This decision can be contrasted [...]
Fair Trading issues warning to contractors
A warning to unlicensed contractors and uninsured builders. I often come across unlicensed and uninsured [...]
Court of Appeal revisits negligence against certifiers in relation to defective building works
Building Occupation Certificate problems. The point of certification appears unclear after the NSW Court of [...]