In this edition:

Legislative update

New South Wales

Fair Trading NSW calls for public consultation on whether ACPs should be banned

Victoria

• Cladding with Prescribed Combustible Products - No building permit without BAB blessing

• PPP Projects in Victoria see new standards set

In the Australian courts

Commonwealth

• All for one and one for all – Recognition of professional registrations between states  |  Andriotis v Victorian Building Authority [2018] FCAFC 24

New South Wales

• Collateral contracts and weak warranties: a timely reminder  |  ACN 151 368 124 v Pro-Pac Packaging (Aust) Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 913

• A home builder can only rely on the defence in section 18F of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) to avoid liability for design by others  |  Brooks v Gannon Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 168

• Guilty homebuilder – only one chance to rectify  |  Gassman v Peck [2017] NSWCATCD 90

• Surety Bonds: A Sure Thing?  |  Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 291

• Failed challenge to validity of NCAT work order  |  Manbead Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan; No 87635 [2017] NSWSC 1629

• Can a homeowner be responsible for defective building works?  |  Steven Miller & Anor v Grosvenor Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATCD 42

Queensland

• It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission: seeking leave retrospectively to commence proceedings under the Subcontractors' Charges Act 1974 (Qld) against a company in administration  |  Casco Civil Construction Pty Ltd v Yeo & Co Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) & Ors [2017] QSC 226

• High Court confirms a builder cannot seek a merits review of a QBCC decision to make a payment under the statutory insurance scheme  |  Turcinovic v Queensland Building and Construction Commission [2017] HCASL 306