Adjudication News
Adjudication Toolkit
18 February 2010
We have produced an adjudication toolkit for the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (SA) on a 2GB USB Flash drive. This contains all of the useful equipment, including an annotated copy of the Act, our flowchart and list of drop dead dates, and all of the legal authorities.
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (SA) passed
4 December 2009
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (“the Act”) was passed by the South Australian Parliament on 3 December 2009. The Act is based on the New South Wales legislation, but with some amendments.
Domestic contracts – back to square one for SA?
25 November 2009
John Darley MLC last night (24th November) released his proposed amendment intended to reverse the inclusion of domestic contracts. Tom Kenyon MP has indicated he will support this amendment, which reflects strong criticism of the mixing of the East Coast (default) system with domestic application.
Kenyon Bill is all go
1 November 2009
The Kenyon Bill has been passed by the South Australian House of Assembly, and had its first reading in the Legislative Council on 29th October. It is due for its 2nd reading on 18th November, and the word on the street is that both the government and the opposition are proposing to nod it through.
Adjudication Process and the proposed Security of Payment Bill
20 October 2009
There will be an IAMA forum on the proposed South Australian Security of Payment legislation on 24th November 2009.
Western Australia 2008 Report – Construction Contracts Act WA
22 March 2009
The arbitrator & mediator, which is the journal of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, has published in Volume 27, No 2, page 33 the paper delivered at the 2008 IAMA conference of Peter Gow on the Construction Contracts Act in Western Australia.
Latest figures on take up rates
12 March 2009
An analysis of the latest figures available compare the take up rates for adjudication in various states; see our Adjudication take up rates page.
MBA backs WA model for a Construction Contracts Act
11 November 2008
The MBA has backed the proposed Security of Payment legislation for South Australia, provided it follows the Western Australian model rather than the East Coast Model. It is understood that both the government and the opposition has decided to support the proposed legislation in principle, but have yet to decide on what amendments are required. Debate on those amendments are expected in the House of Assembly, after the Bill’s passage through the Legislative Council.
Victorian Bill proposes significant changes to adjudication
24 October 2006
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment (Amendment) Bill 2006 (Victoria) has been published, containing the long-awaited proposed reform of the Victorian adjudication system.