In August, the NSW Government introduced the Fair Trading and Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, which proposes to remove the current 12-month limit for further exemptions for insurance requirements for...
The Senate Select Committee on Productivity released its landmark Interim Report on Housing and Productivity in August 2026, recommending sweeping reforms to the National Construction Code (NCC) — with potentially...
On May 12, 2026, the Victorian Government introduced the Building Legislation and Treasury Legislation (Tax Relief) Amendment Bill 2026 into Parliament. The Bill includes provisions establishing a Decennial Insurance (DI)...
Courts in Victoria are increasingly encouraging parties to consider arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation in construction disputes.
The future of the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) has come into question following the Victorian Government’s response to the Silver Review.
The Federal Court has dismissed a class action concerning aluminium composite panel (ACP) cladding products, highlighting the practical difficulty of using the class action regime for the purposes of building...
Australia’s construction sector is undergoing one of its most significant periods of regulatory change in years. As 2025 comes to a close, and to help construction professionals, developers, insurers and...
NSW Court of Appeal decision in Gerrard Toltz Pty Ltd v City Garden Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 232 opens potential to extend the ambit of...
An update on the timing and deadlines for engineers' obligations under the NSW Design and Building Practitioners Act, Regulation and the Engineering Practice Standard.
The High Court of Australia has allowed an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal of South Australia in a long-running dispute on the application of the South...
The County Court of Victoria has recently announced a raft of temporary changes to help manage case management expectations and significant listing pressures faced by the Court over the last...
Building firm Aycon Constructions & Building Services (Aycon) has been fined $250,000 and suspended for 3 years. The imposition of a hefty fine and suspension followed an investigation by the...
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