Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 – Legal Update Click to view as a pdf The Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 (Bill) that was introduced to parliament by the Victorian Government in March 2025 proposes significant reforms in the domestic building sector, with a key focus on improving consumer protection. Further, the Bill proposes to expand the role of the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) to oversee a wider range of functions related to building regulation. This includes taking over responsibilities presently managed by Domestic Building Disputes Resolution Victoria (DBDRV) and the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA). The Bill proposes to replace the current Domestic Building Insurance Scheme with the introduction of a new Statutory Insurance Scheme that will allow Owners to make

Security of Payment Act (Vic) – February 2021- Legal Update Click to view as a pdf As the new year gets underway in earnest, we thought it would be timely to provide you with an update on some recent cases relating to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (“the Security of Payment Act”) that have had a significant change on how the Act operates. The recent cases have held that: Early Payment Claims submitted before the reference date are invalid; and Payment Claims which only include claims for the return of retention money are invalid. Early Payment Claims submitted before the reference date are invalid In MKA Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Carelli Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 436, the

Industrial Manslaughter Law – June 2020 – Legal Update Click to view as a pdf Are your OHS procedures up to scratch? What is negligence in so far as the new manslaughter offences are concerned? The new manslaughter provisions inserted into the OHS Act define conduct as being negligent if it involves: a great falling short of the standard of care that would have been taken by a reasonable person in the circumstances in which the conduct was engaged in; and a high risk of— death; or serious injury; or serious illness. It is also worthwhile noting that factors relevant in determining whether an individual officer was negligent for the purposes of the offence includes but is not limited to: what the officer knew about