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The Mascot Towers debacle in which apartment owners were forced to evacuate the building has led to a raft of legislative changes, yet the 132 unit owners say they have been left forgotten. Now many who were once "silent" have come forward, ahead of a vote to decide their future, as a last plea to the government.
$700m defects hole suggests things may be getting better
Have we reached rock bottom on building defects, with the only way up?
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The efforts of NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler to raise construction standards in the state’s apartment blocks came home to roost in a very direct way last week.
Our “silicone guy”, booked to recaulk some noncritical edges in our bathroom, had to postpone because he’d been called to a block under construction where Chandler’s team had demanded the rewaterproofing of all its bathrooms.
That’s reassuring given that the
Sun-Heraldthen landed with a story that the Home Building Compensation (HBC) office in NSW is looking at a $700 million hole in its finances.
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EPA Act
Before looking at the Bandelle decision, s 6.20 of the EPA Act
provides a long-stop limitation period of 10 years for
any loss arising from defective building works, irrespective of
when defects become apparent. Essentially, s 6.20 prevents any
person from bringing civil proceedings for loss or damage arising
from defective work if the works were completed more than 10 years
prior.
The intent of this provision is stop parties bringing actions
for allegedly defective works well after those works were
completed.
Background
On 2 January 2017, the Respondent, Sydney Capitol Hotels
occupied level 5 of a building located on George St, Sydney
(
Building), and had occupied this space since