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JunWhat Is a Preliminary Agreement – And Why You Might Need One Before Signing a Building Contract If you are building a new home or renovating, there is a bit of legwork that needs to happy before the builder can present the owner with a building contract. That’s where a preliminary agreement comes in. Whether you are […]
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MayIn the recent QCAT decision of McSwan & Anor v Weaver [2023] QCAT 148, home owners were unsuccessful in suing a builder for negligence because they were not considered vulnerable in circumstances where they had failed to ensure they entered into a legally enforceable domestic building contract. Brief background The owners engaged a builder to construct a[…]
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AugThe Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 assented to on 23 July 2020 introduced progressive changes to the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (BIF Act) and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld) (QBCC Act). The changes will commence on a day to be fixed by[…]
