RKL can assist clients with contractual issues and workmanship issues, including:
- Contract interpretation
- Faulty or unsatisfactory workmanship
- Incomplete building works
- Non-compliance with Australian Building Codes and Standards
- Domestic building disputes under the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic)
- Fencing Disputes
- Matters under the House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 (Vic)
- Injunctions sought in relation to building work
- Representation in Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Buildings Appeal Board and all court jurisdictions
- Professional liability and negligence
- Insurance claims advice
Published in Building Disputes on 5th Apr 2013
The purpose of the Act is: “to address delays in payment under construction contracts to parties who carry out construction work”. The Act provides a mechanism for the quick recovery of debts through the use of payment claims and progress schedules. Does the Act apply to you? If you are in the construction business, the Act may apply to you as the Act defines construction work in broad terms including, amongst other things: any work, or related goods and services, that is involved in the construction, alteration, repair, restoration, maintenance, extension, demolition or dismantling of buildings or structures, or to form, part of the land (whether permanent or not); and the ins...
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