Construct Law News

In the recent case of Queensland Building and Construction Commission v Smith [2024] QDC 101, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) sought to recover amounts it had paid under the home warranty statutory insurance scheme (Scheme) from a director of a deregistered building company. The preliminary legal issue was […]

What is Conciliation? The Queensland Building and Construction Commission are piloting a conciliation process – here is what we know. The QBCC are piloting a mediation / conciliation dispute resolution process (in addition to the EDR process currently in place) that is intended to deliver a conciliation service between homeowners and[…]

2023 marks nine years since our boutique law firm, Construct Law Group, was founded. This is an exciting milestone in and of itself which we could not have achieved without the hard work of our team, and our clients. Throughout the year, our team delivered exceptional legal services to hundreds[…]

The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are fast approaching.   Unfortunately, contractual deadlines that fall on or around this time are often missed, which can result in a significant financial burden. Below we explain how construction industry legislation in Queensland deals with the Christmas and New Year’s holiday shutdown period (Christmas[…]

Commercial building contracts (especially those for large projects and developments) can be hundreds of pages long and filled with what feels like endless legal jargon. Reviewing contracts of this nature is, consequently, often quite a daunting task. So how can you make the task of reviewing your commercial building contract[…]

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal has confirmed that an internal review decision of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) to allow a defective work claim under the Queensland Home Warranty Insurance scheme is reviewable externally in QCAT, however, the original QBCC decision to allow a defective work[…]