Construction Law Update February 2021

2 minute read + PDF download  22.03.2021 Andrew Hales, Andrew Orford, David Pearce, Alison Sewell, Andrew Black, Ben Fuller, Cameron Ross, James Kearney, Julie Whitehead, Michael Creedon, Nikki Miller, Owen Cooper, Peter Wood

In this edition of CLU, we cover important decisions arising out of the courts of New South Wales and Queensland.

Your February 2021 edition is now available.
You can also access past editions.

New South Wales

The New South Wales decisions consider the applicable jurisdictional limit for defects claims made under the Home Building Act. These decisions include:
  • whether an adjudicator's error will affect the totality of the determination;
  • the application of the 10-year longstop time bar to a claim by a tenant for loss arising out of defective building work;
  • the circumstances in which a court will grant leave to amend pleadings; and
  • the impact of a builder's failure to satisfy preconditions of a development consent on the validity of occupation certificates.

Queensland

In Queensland, the decisions highlight the importance of clear and effective contract drafting. This is particularly in relation to the following:

  • price adjustment provisions in long term supply contracts;
  • following notice requirements under contracts; and
  • confirm that any adjudication decision, which is given after the time limit provided for under sections 85 and 86 of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld), will be void and have no legal effect.

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