Construction Laws and Compliance

Although the year isn’t quite over yet 2025 has delivered a number of judgments from the NSW courts that provide useful lessons that construction industry participants would do well to learn from. These cases provide practical guidance on how courts interpret Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment deadlines, evaluate...

The construction industry in New South Wales has seen major reforms in recent years. Central to these is the introduction of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020. Brought into force in 2020, the legislation was created to address long-standing concerns about defective buildings, gaps in accountability, and a lack...

Queensland’s builder licensing system is like no other in Australia. It extends to a broad range of construction industry participants and projects, and it is heavily regulated....

A broad range of construction industry participants will have new obligations regarding non-conforming building products under recent law reforms in New South Wales. The new laws impact all persons in the “chain of responsibility” for a product – including designers, manufacturers, engineers, architects, suppliers, developers, and builders....

The construction industry in Queensland is heavily regulated, including the extensive builder licensing system. Generally, the unlicensed company will bear the impact of performing unlicensed building work. However, the directors and senior management of building companies may be personally liable for the company’s breach of licensing requirements....

Developers in the Queensland building and construction industry may be faced with regulatory requirements previously unseen in this State. The role of developers in the construction industry has been the subject of review by the Developer Review Panel (Panel), appointed by the Queensland government....

How you respond to a DTR can have significant reputational and financial impacts for your business and you, if you are the nominee licence holder. If you receive a direction to rectify, it is critical to know the steps you can take, and the time by which any step must...