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SoCLA AGM Teams Link
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SoCLA Annual General Meeting Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 5:00 pm AEDT
Please see the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting.
May 2026 ACIF Forecast Data and Australian Construction Market Report
SOCLA members are entitled to access the ACIF Customised Forecasts Data as a benefit of SoCLA's ACIF Membership.
The data is now available in spreadsheet format (this resource).
Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) Dashboard uploaded December 2025
Disclaimer
This website includes information from the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) Dashboard, which provides industry forecasts and data insights for construction activity across Australia. The content must not be reproduced or distributed without ACIF’s prior approval, and SoCLA accepts no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness
Construction Contracts and Sustainability Goals: Front-End and Back-End Issues
A highly commended entry in the 2025 Brooking Prize by Jacob G Warren.
The prevention principle, certainty and equity of outcomes and the unilateral power to extend time.
A commended entry in the 2025 Brooking Prize by Ian Thorpe.
The prevention principle and extending the contractual date for completion – has the older jurisprudence been overturned or overlooked?
A commended paper in the 2025 Brooking Prize by Ian Thorpe.
Liquidated Damages in Transition: Consumer Protection, Commercial Certainty, and the Future of the Penalties Doctrine in Australian Construction Law.
A highly commended paper in the student division of the 2025 Brooking Prize by Carl Caesar Boehme.