"Are Australia's Cities Outgrowing Its Construction Legislation?"

(2017) 43 Monash University Law Review 648

Bell, Matthew

Monash University Law Review

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Building Act 2004 (ACT)
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)	s18, s101
Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)	s18
Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW)
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld)
Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA)
Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 (Tas)
Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Vic)
Building Act 1993 (Vic)
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)
Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic)
Monetary Units Act 2004 (Vic)	s6
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic)	s95, s109
Domestic Building Contracts Regulations 2017 (Vic)
Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 (Vic)
Building and Planning Legislation Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2013 (Vic)	s4, s16
Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 (Vic)	s2, s56
Building Regulations 2006 (Vic)
Domestic Building Contracts Regulations 2007 (Vic)
Home Building Contracts Act 1991 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Great Lakes Insurance SE	[2017] VSC 749	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	12 Dec 2017	AustLII	6
"Negligence Claims by Subsequent Building Owners: Did the Life of Bryan End Too Soon?"	(2017) 41 Melbourne University Law Review 1	Melbourne University Law Review	Australia	circa 2017	AustLII	1
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Softley	[2016] VSCA 60; (2016) 49 VR 746	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	6 Apr 2016	AustLII	49
Owners – Strata Plan 80647 v WFI Insurance Ltd	[2015] NSWSC 1161; (2015) 299 FLR 77	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Aug 2015	AustLII	4
Lee v Creative Lifestyles Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2015] VCAT 511	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	23 Apr 2015	AustLII	1
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Hooper	[2015] VSC 110	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	26 Mar 2015	AustLII	3
Lin v P & T Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd	[2014] VCAT 1619	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2014	AustLII	1
Softley v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2014] VCAT 1502	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Dec 2014	AustLII	3
Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288	[2014] HCA 36; (2014) 254 CLR 185; (2014) 313 ALR 408; (2014) 88 ALJR 911	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Oct 2014	AustLII	187
Lin v P & T Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd (Building and Property)	[2014] VCAT 1125	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	10 Sep 2014	AustLII	2
Brirek Industries Pty Ltd v McKenzie Group Consulting (Vic) Pty Ltd	[2014] VSCA 165; (2014) 48 VR 558	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	6 Aug 2014	AustLII	30
WR and EM Noble (Domestic Building)	[2014] VCAT 413	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	11 Apr 2014	AustLII	1
Kounelis v Ross Horton Homes Pty Ltd (Domestic Building)	[2014] VCAT 319	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	25 Mar 2014	AustLII	8
Hurdle v Commerford	[2014] VCAT 282	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	19 Mar 2014	AustLII	1
Hooper v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (Domestic Building)	[2014] VCAT 277	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	18 Mar 2014	AustLII	2
Roberts v Chung (Domestic Building)	[2014] VCAT 142	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	17 Feb 2014	AustLII	5
Stellar Constructions Pty Ltd v Ferguson (Domestic Building)	[2013] VCAT 2159	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	20 Dec 2013	AustLII	2
Owners – Strata Plan No 61288 v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd	[2013] NSWCA 317; (2013) 85 NSWLR 479	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Sep 2013	AustLII	24
Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 v Brookfield Multiplex	[2012] NSWSC 1219	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Oct 2012	AustLII	24
"New Homes and Consumer Rights: England and Australia Compared"	(2011) 3 International Journal of Law in the Built Environment 269	International Journal of Law in the Built Environment	United Kingdom	circa 2011		2
RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois M ller GmbH & Co KG	[2010] UKSC 14; [2010] 3 All ER 1; [2010] 1 WLR 753; (2010) 129 Con LR 1; [2010] 2 All ER (Comm) 97	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	10 Mar 2010	BAILII	213
"After Tabcorp, for Whom Does the Bellgrove Toll? Cementing the Expectation Measure as the 'Ruling Principle' for Calculation of Contract Damages"	(2009) 33 Melbourne University Law Review 684	Melbourne University Law Review	Australia	circa 2009	AustLII	2
"The future of litigation of construction law disputes"	(2007) 23 Building and Construction Law Journal 398	Building and Construction Law Journal	Australia	circa 2007	Legal Online	1
Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth	[1996] AC 344; [1995] UKHL 8		United Kingdom	circa 1996	LexisNexis / Westlaw	324
SMK Cabinets v Hili Modern Electrics Pty Ltd	[1984] VicRp 31; [1984] VR 391		Australia - Victoria	28 Sep 1983	AustLII	33
"Risk Management"	[1983] International Construction Law Review 241	International Construction Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
"Contracts between Businessmen: Reform of the Law of Firm Offers and on Empirical Study of Tendering Practices in the Building Industry"	(1982) 9 Journal of Law and Society 153	Journal of Law and Society	United Kingdom	circa 1982	HeinOnline	1
Bellgrove v Eldridge	[1954] HCA 36; (1954) 90 CLR 613; [1954] ALR 929; (1954) 90 CR 613; 28 ALJR 319	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Aug 1954	AustLII	1113

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