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In 2021, following both state and national reviews, the Western Australian government introduced the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA).

The Victorian Court of Appeal has held that the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) can no longer hear domestic building disputes involving the interpretation or application of federal legislation.

From 1 March 2021, the transitional period under the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020 No 9 (the Act) (the Act commenced on 1 September 2020) will...

Following extensive consultation with the sector, Business Victoria has now provided further guidance on how the stage 4 restrictions will impact the construction industry.

Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions will have a direct impact on the construction industry, with the sector going to what Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews has described as 'pilot light levels'.

Understanding and using the Security of Payment Act (SOPA) has never been more critical for subcontractors. While the construction industry in Australia has been fortunate in avoiding shutdown, an uncertain...

This is the third episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part three, our construction disputes and insurance experts talks about the key...

In part four of our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis, our construction disputes and insurance experts talk about the issues that developers and builders of...

This is the second episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part two, our construction disputes and insurance experts talk about the importance...

Following the 2014 Lacrosse fire in Victoria's Docklands and the tragic fire in London's Grenfell Tower in 2017, sharp focus has been brought to bear on the use of flammable...

In Brighton Australia Pty Ltd v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 246 the Court held that a temporal limitation clause pleaded in defence to a claim for misleading and...

This is the first episode in our Construction & Engineering video series. In this video, Charles Thornley and Natasha Stojanovich — our construction disputes experts — talk about the flammable...