What is a Construction Certificate? Section 109C(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) provides the definition of a Construction Certificate (CC) as follows: (b) a construction certificate, being a certificate to...
The last thing you want to see after your builder hands over the keys to your brand new home, are cracks, leaks, faulty workmanship, or worse, structural inadequacies. Unfortunately these things can happen and when...
The Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 1999 (Security of Payment Act) created a system of payment requirements that principals, contractors and subcontractors must follow. For the sake of context, it is important...
I have acted both for and against many people who have cut down trees and regretted it. As a matter of caution, contact your local council before you fire up the chainsaw. Every Local Environmental...
Don’t panic! The first thing you should do is contact the council officer who has given the order and discuss the matter with them. It is unusual for a council to give orders without some...
In the hierarchy of planning law the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) and associated Regulation sits at the top. The Act establishes the system of planning and environmental assessment for the state...
