building disputes

Building And Construction Industry Security Of Payment Act 2002

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (VIC)

The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (BACISOPA) was first introduced in New South Wales in March 1999 and has since been adopted by the other states and territories of Australia, most recently South Australia in December 2011. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that progress payments (which are required to […]

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County Court

County Court Raises the Question – Is It Time for a Review of Resourcing for Domestic Building Disputes?

In Impresa Construction v Oxford Building [2021] VCC 1146, Judge Burchell of the Victorian County Court considered whether there was a “Domestic Building Dispute” where a stay must be made under section 57 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) (‘the Act’) and proceedings referred to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). Judge Burchell held to not

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