Adjudication: calculating time over the Christmas period

Are you involved in an adjudication which is current over the Christmas period?

Just a reminder that the non-working days under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 run from 24 December 2018 to 5 January 2019 inclusive. This means tomorrow, Friday 21 December 2018 is the last working day this year with time recommencing on Monday, 7 January 2019.*

Our office will also close this Friday and reopen on 7 January 2019.

Wishing you all a happy holiday season from the team at Building Disputes Tribunal.

*the non-working days extend until the close of 15 January 2019 for any processes under sections 71B, 74 or 75 of the Act. This covers procedures for seeking review of a determination in the District Court, the time for opposing entry of a judgment in the District Court, and the time a determination will be entered as a judgment if the defendant takes no steps.

Bought a house – got problems – no one wants to know?

by Editor | 23/06/2020 | Adjudication, Building, Construction | 0 Comments

Author: Hannah Stanley, Building Disputes Tribunal Registrar As a homeowner, discovering structural defects in your home is the last thing you want and most wonder where to go from there in terms of their rights and how to remedy the situation. The Courts are often a...

Adjudication: calculating time over the Christmas period 2019-2020

by Chanel Turner | 27/11/2019 | Adjudication, non-working days, working days | 0 Comments

What are the non-working days over the Christmas period this year?

The builder’s right to fix

by Chanel Turner | 18/11/2019 | Adjudication, Construction | 0 Comments

Introduction When a dispute over defective building work turns ugly, the owner is sometimes tempted to refuse the builder the opportunity of returning to rectify the defects. There are risks in this course. This update considers a recent NSW Supreme Court decision...

Case In-Brief: Hybrid contracts and the payment provisions of the Construction Act

by Chanel Turner | 14/11/2019 | Adjudication, Construction | 0 Comments

The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1998 (the Act) applies to “construction operations”. Where a contract relates to both “construction operations” and non-construction operations, the question arises of how payment mechanisms apply to construction...

When can you go to Adjudication?

by Editor | 22/04/2019 | Adjudication | 0 Comments

Under section 25 of the Act, any party to a construction contract is entitled to refer a dispute arising under that construction contract to adjudication except where the parties have agreed to refer disputes between them to arbitration and the arbitration is an...

A brief introduction to Adjudication

by Editor | 22/11/2018 | Adjudication | 0 Comments

What is adjudication? Adjudication is a unique fast track statutory dispute resolution process or resolving building and construction disputes under the Act. It is the most commonly used dispute resolution process for resolving such disputes. Adjudication is quick and...

Initiating Adjudication: The Notice of Adjudication

by Editor | 22/11/2018 | Adjudication, Initiating Adjudication | 0 Comments

Initiating Adjudication: Back to Basics Part One: The Notice of Adjudication The preparation of the Notice of Adjudication is arguably the most important step in the Adjudication process under the Construction Contracts Act (the Act). It is that document...

Initiating Adjudication: Service of the Notice of Adjudication

by Editor | 21/11/2018 | Adjudication, Initiating Adjudication | 0 Comments

Initiating Adjudication: Back to Basics Part Two: Service of the Notice of Adjudication You have your Notice of Adjudication prepared, but what steps do you need to take to serve it? This note sets out in brief the requirements for service under the...

Initiating Adjudication: Appointing an Adjudicator

by Editor | 20/11/2018 | Adjudication, Initiating Adjudication | 0 Comments

Initiating Adjudication: Back to Basics Part Three: Appointing an Adjudicator Following on from Part Two of our three-part series on initiating adjudication, in this note we briefly look at how to appoint an adjudicator under the Construction Contracts Act (the Act)....

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