Residential Focus - 10 February 2016

In the media

NSW Housing Reform to Create "Building Bonanza"
NSW Public Housing Minister Brad Hazzard says reforms to the sector will bring about a $22 billion "building bonanza" and redress long-term estate neglect (25 January 2016). More...

Cases

Yong v Antworks Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAP 14
APPEAL – Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW) – home building claims – dispute about contract – claim for defects – claim for payment and for variations alleged not to be in writing – construction of Home Building Act and Regulation – whether Tribunal failed to exercise its statutory function – failure to make findings on material issues in dispute – whether reasons adequate – principles to be applied – no denial of procedural fairness where expert relied on letter attached to report – question of weight – whether expert independent – decisions set aside and proceedings remitted for reconsideration