Construction Law Update September 2017

75 mins  27.09.2017 Soo-Kheng Chia

The September 2017 edition is now available for download.

Consolidated within are our recent alerts and technical updates regarding cladding, the proposed trials of driverless vehicles in New South Wales and the introduction of project bank accounts in the Queensland security of payment framework. We also discuss the significant impact of recent legislative amendments on ipso facto clauses used in the construction industry. We also analysed cases in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and the UK.

Download your copy of the September edition. You can also access past editions.

Australian Legislative Update

Commonwealth

  • Customs Amendment (Safer Cladding) Bill 2017 (Cth)
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017 (Cth)

New South Wales

  • Transport Legislation Amendment (Automated Vehicle Trials and Innovation) Bill 2017 (NSW)
  • Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW)

Queensland

  • Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Bill 2017 (Qld)

In the Australian courts

Australian Capital Territory

  • Dunn v Hanson Australasia Pty Ltd [2017] ACTSC 169
  • R Developments Pty Ltd v Forth [2017] ACTCA 38

New South Wales

  • Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2017] NSWCA 113
  • AGL Energy Limited v Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Ltd [2017] NSWSC 765
  • Arconic Australia Rolled Products Pty Limited v McMahon Services Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1114
  • Mt Lewis Estate Pty Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1121
  • Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v DDI Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 151
  • Regal Consulting Services Pty Ltd v All Seasons Air Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 613
  • Watpac Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited v Charter Hall Funds Management Limited [2017] NSWSC 865

Victoria

  • Contract Control Services Pty Ltd v Department of Education and Training [2017] VSC 507
  • Mohamady v Protek Building Surveying Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2017] VCAT 1164

Western Australia

  • Hamersley Iron Pty Limited v Forge Group Power Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2017] WASC 152

In the United Kingdom courts

  • MT Højgaard A/S v E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited and another [2017] UKSC 59

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