Written by Helen Kowal, Swaab - ACRA Member Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 5 In a recent decision handed down by the NSW Court of Appeal it...
It’s a tale of two apartment buildings in Sydney, illustrating the best of times and the worst of times. On one side of the road is Grand Reve, one of the...
We are pleased to advise that the NSW Department of Customer Service has released a Fact Sheet: Emergency Remedial Building Work: Click here. Â This guideline is intended to help Owners Corporations,...
ACRA members on the Advocacy Working Group continue to work with the NSW Government on seeking clarity for the remedial sector working in Class 2 buildings. The immediate focus relates...
From the NSW Sub Branch President | Grahame Vile Well, 2023 is now in full swing and it's my pleasure to bring us this first Branch President’s message. Our new NSW Branch committee...
Helen Kowal SWAAB NSW Sub Branch, Advocacy team  There are unintended consequences of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (DBP Act) on remedial practitioners. Remedial work in NSW performed on class...
Acting Head of SafeWork NSW John Tansey has called for concreters to implement regular inspections, maintenance and testing of equipment into their routines, after a spate of recent concrete placing...
NSW is the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a new insurance product that offers 10 years' protection for buyers of residential apartments. Minister for Fair Trading Victor Dominello said the...
Project Intervene has been established to respond to serious defects in recently completed and occupied residential apartment buildings. It aims to find resolutions for owners corporations to have serious defects remediated through...
