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building occupation certificate problems

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 Appeal’s landmark decision in Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan [2017] NSWCA 226. What is clear is that a certifier, including a   council, does not owe a duty of care to  subsequent purchasers of property in relation to the manner in which it […]