Members are advised that the Victorian Government’s Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions have advised the Federal Department of Industry that businesses seeking to understand their status under Stage 4 restrictions should refer to:
o Hotline: 132215
This document also provides an overview of the restrictions for each industry.
Members may be interested in the results of the recent survey conducted by ACIF of construction industry constituents on current trends and Covid impacts.
The survey results can be accessed here.
Webinar - Thursday 6 August 2020 - 12:30 pm AEST
We know that every sector needs to be constantly reinventing itself and innovating. We also know that clients expect their representatives to be resourceful, creative thinkers. Contrary to popular belief, the most creative ideas are not unique or random. They have a template which makes them learnable, robust and applicable to any sector. What is more, they are used not outside but inside the box. In this webinar, Rachel Audigé will share some of the templates and the principles of Systematic Inventive Thinking that apply to them and work with the group to explore their value for Legal and Construction Professions.
More information is available here.
Please click here to register.
Members may be interested in registering for an online symposium held in collaboration between the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Law.
What are the differences between scientific evidence and legal proof—and how do we navigate different types of evidence in Australian courts?
Join a panel of experts from scientific and legal fields, chaired by The Hon Justice Virginia Bell of the High Court of Australia, as they explore the challenging topic of scientific proof and legal proof.
Please register by 14 August 2020 on the Australian Academy of Law website for this free event
Thursday 23 July at 2:30 pm AEST
NEC is a relatively new form of contract for procuring engineering works, goods and services. It was built from the ground up to solve common industry challenges and delivers major benefits to clients and contractors alike in terms of ushering in a collaborative mindset, offering significant flexibility to tailor to specific situations; offering a broad suite of contracts for application across multiple sectors and scopes of work; presenting a manual for good project management and contract administration; and encouraging a proactive attitude to managing risk.
Amri Denton from HKA will present this seminar.
More information is available here
Please click here to register
Wednesday 15 July 2020 at 12:30 pm AEST
In several recent cases delay expert evidence was found to be unsatisfactory by the court.
This panel discussion featuring Petrina Macpherson, William Kerr, Jeremie Witt and Samuel McCarthy traces the common problem areas with delay expert evidence moving through the processes from selection of the expert to cross-examination in arbitration or litigation, and provides strategies to ensure the preparation of persuasive and accessible delay analysis.
The Society of Construction Law New Zealand is pleased to announce that 3-5 November 2021 are the new dates for the 9th International Society of Construction Law Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. More information is available here.T
Members of SoCLA are asked to vote for up to three of the 8 candidates standing for the Society's Board. Please read about the candidates and vote here
Voting closes at noon (AEST) Thursday 6 August 2020.
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If you are a corporate individual member please check with us (admin@scl.org.au) before renewing as your renewal may still be processing via your corporate contact.
