Resources

Matter Types

  • Residential and low-rise building disputes, Class 1 and Class 2

  • Incomplete, defective and non-compliant building work, including statutory warranty claims under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)

  • Matters involving the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW)

  • Waterproofing and wet area failures

  • Structural and masonry defects

  • Opinion on rectification scope and methodology

  • Cost-to-complete and quantum assessments

  • Family law property matters (single joint expert)

  • Insurance claims involving defective building work

  • Strata defect disputes

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Legislative and code framework

National Construction Code — current and superseded editions, applied according to the edition governing the work

Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) — statutory warranty claims and the contractual framework for residential work

Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) — statutory duty of care and design/compliance declaration matters

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) — approval, certification and compliance issues

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Line drawing of a house with a tree in front, on a black background.

Australian Standards commonly applied

AS 4654 — Waterproofing membranes for external above-ground use

AS 3740 — Waterproofing of domestic wet areas

HB 39 — Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding

AS 1684 — Residential timber-framed construction

AS 3700 — Masonry structures

AS 4773 — Masonry in small buildings

AS 3500 — Plumbing and drainage

AS 2047 — Windows and external glazed doors

AS 3958 — Installation of ceramic and stone tiles

AS 3959 — Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas

This list is indicative of the standards most often engaged and is not exhaustive — the full list is in the Capability Statement, available on request.

Jurisdictions

  • NCAT

  • Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW

  • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

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