Consumer Law

VCAT Building List case update especially significant cases up until January 2019:   Owners Corporation No.1 of PS613436T, Owners Corporation No. 2 of PS613436T, Owners Corporation No. 4 PS613436T & Ors v Lu Simon Builders P/L, Stasi Galanaos, Gardner Group & Ors [2019] VCAT Reference No. BP 350/2016. In 2014 a fire raced up 13 storeys of a Melbourne apartment building in part because the outside wall was not clad in fire-resistant sheeting. The fire, started by a cigarette on … Continued

Background to the Building Interim Regulations 2017 and finalisation of the Building Regulations 2018: TheBuilding Interim Regulations 2017 (Interim Regulations) came into operation on 4 June 2017, replacing the Building Regulations 2006and ultimately were replaced by the Building Regulations 2018. The Interim Regulations were substantially the same as the 2006 regulations, with minor amendments to update references to standards, planning schemes and other minor changes. The Interim Regulations have been necessary because the 2006 regulations will lapse and the process for development of new … Continued

Current state of play One Year On from the introduction of legislation and the changes in Building Law:   Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016; Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017; Building Interim Regulations 2017and finalisation of the Building Regulations 2018; Background Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 (Vic): In 2016 the Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 (Vic) was passed. This legislation introduces a number of changes to the regulation of building work in Victoria and aims to enhance consumer … Continued