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Cyber hygiene during COVID-19
SoCLA webinar presented by Brendan Read and Vishka Peiris.
Construction contracts and COVID-19 delays - solutions without statutory intervention?
Paper presented by Joel Silver
COVID-19: Managing the Impact on Construction Contracts
COVID-19 - Frustration and Force Majeure Relief - Construction Contracts
Payments – No liquidated damages due to COVID-19
Submission to the Australian Construction Industry Forum as part of the ACIF contribution to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 and the government's response
Senate Economics References Committee’s Inquiry into Non-Conforming Building Products - Government Response to the Final Report: Non-conforming building products – the need for a coherent and robust regulatory regime
The Report is available below.
Gold Digger: what are your state security of payment recourses?
Now, with cashflow more critical than ever, understanding recent changes to security of payment regimes and the effects of COVID-19-induced legislation is crucial for clients and their advisors alike.
Matthew Hickey and Bianca Kabel deliver a concise and practical summary of what was, is and might be, when it comes to securing payment for construction projects of all sizes and at all stages of development.
ACIF Update Report April 2020
ACIF Update Report April 2020 - copyright to ACIF. Do not distribute or forward
Draft Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2020 (SA) (February 2020)
A copy of the draft 2020 bill and the Society's submission are available below.
Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes - NSW Legislative inquiry (July 2019)
The Society's submission is available below.
The First Report (Report No. 4) dated November 2019 can be found here.