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Opal Tower residents to sue NSW government

2020-10-08T11:51:31+11:00

30 JULY 2019 Owners of units in Sydney’s troubled Opal Tower are suing the NSW government for compensation, the Premier has this morning confirmed. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she doesn’t “blame anybody” for taking legal action after a building flaw resulting in a large crack saw residents of the tower evacuated on Christmas Eve last year. "This is an unfortunate set of circumstances. We inherited the system we have today and [...]

Opal Tower residents to sue NSW government2020-10-08T11:51:31+11:00

NSW Government Reforms Not Sufficient: Industry

2020-10-08T11:52:24+11:00

29 JULY 2019 The NSW government's reform plans for the state's failing building and construction industry are not enough to fix it, industry groups warn. Consultations on the state's planned reforms – which involve the adoption of the recommendations from the Shergold-Weir report ahead of new legislation – have closed, drawing strong responses from the public. The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) submission to the government says the current reforms merely help [...]

NSW Government Reforms Not Sufficient: Industry2020-10-08T11:52:24+11:00

Inquiry into the Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes

2020-10-06T21:47:27+11:00

28 JULY 2019 Download PDFs: > OCN Submission to Upper House Building Defects Inquiry > OCN Annexure B - Building Stronger Foundations Submission > OCN Annexure C - Strata Committee Support Service Funding Proposal > OCN Annexure D - Decennial Insurance Solution  

Inquiry into the Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes2020-10-06T21:47:27+11:00

What to do about defective buildings

2020-10-08T11:53:35+11:00

23 JULY 2019 Jimmy Thomson from flat-chat.com.au and Stephen Goddard, OCN spokesperson talk about what to do if you live in a building that requires remediation. > Listen to the full interview at abc.net.au James Valentine

What to do about defective buildings2020-10-08T11:53:35+11:00

State and territory building ministers agree on national approach to industry reform

2020-10-08T11:54:59+11:00

18 JULY 2019 The Federal Government says it has brokered an agreement with the states and territories to create a "nationally consistent approach" to reforming the building industry. Speaking during an emergency meeting of state building ministers and industry stakeholders in Sydney today, national Industry Minister Karen Andrews said all parties had "brokered an agreement" to centralise the response to a wave of problems across the country. The nationally consistent approach [...]

State and territory building ministers agree on national approach to industry reform2020-10-08T11:54:59+11:00

The Australian Nightmare

2020-10-08T11:56:48+11:00

17 JULY 2019 Building ministers from around the country are trying to work out how to restore confidence in the construction sector following the emergency evacuation of two Sydney apartment blocks when structural cracks appeared. > Watch the full segment at iview.abc.net.au Jules Holman

The Australian Nightmare2020-10-08T11:56:48+11:00

Immediate reforms: Triguboff’s Meriton wants building industry change

2020-10-08T11:57:48+11:00

12 JULY 2019 Harry Triguboff's Meriton wants immediate reforms to the construction industry in NSW to stop substandard buildings from going up, as a growing number of experts argue the government should issue low-interest loans to apartment owners battling defects. The perception of a crisis in Sydney’s residential apartment market snowballed this week after the Herald revealed another evacuation of a unit block at Zetland, while the Premier conceded that self-regulation [...]

Immediate reforms: Triguboff’s Meriton wants building industry change2020-10-08T11:57:48+11:00

2GB ‘How to Avoid Buying A Dud Property’

2020-10-08T11:58:59+11:00

11 JULY 2019 With Sydney-siders growing increasingly nervous about defective properties, here are some top tips for how to avoid buying a lemon. A third Sydney apartment block has been rendered unliveable in the space of twelve months after major defects were discovered in the buildings. With the owners of these properties essentially left high and dry by the builders and government, how will you make sure you won’t live to [...]

2GB ‘How to Avoid Buying A Dud Property’2020-10-08T11:58:59+11:00
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