By RICS DRS | Published:
December 23, 2009
On the 15th October 2009, Mr John Hargreaves MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations presented a bill for Security of Payment to the Legislative Assembly that will institute a statutory system is put in place to regulate the building and construction industry to quickly resolve payment disputes through an adjudication process.
The Minister commented that [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
December 23, 2009
Recent times have seen a resurgence in the use of the “Subcontractors’ Charges Act 1974”.
Section 10 of the Act requires that a Notice of claim of charge be certified by a ‘Qualified Person’.
Please note that RICS DRS can provide the services of a ‘qualified person’ in the CBD at short notice. Please contact [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
December 22, 2009
Christmas at the DRS.
The DRS would like to take this opportunity to thank your for your support throughout the year.
It has been an exciting and busy year around the office which culminated in our registration as an Authorised Nominating Authority in New South Wales during September 2009.
We hope you all have a safe [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
December 21, 2009
The RICS DRS are pleased to announce some dates for 2010 training courses. Make sure to mark these down in your diary.
BCIPA (Queensland ) One Day Intensive – Brisbane Location
Tuesday, 9th February 2010 [Download Flyer]
BCISOPA (New South Wales) One Day intensive – Sydney Location
Friday 12th March 2010 – [Download Flyer]
Queensland Adjudicator Training – Brisbane [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 23, 2009
The Building and Construction Industry Payments Agency, the regulatory body that monitors the security of payment legislation in Queensland, has released their annual report for the period 2008/2009.
The report shows positive growth in the number of an adjudication applications been lodged during the period (999 in total), with a reported 89% increase in adjudication referrals [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 12, 2009
RICS DRS adjudicator and construction law expert Andrew Wallace has recently returned from a trip to Melbourne where he presented a paper entitled “Domestic Adjudication: The Way Forward?” which discussed the advantages of having a domestic adjudication process included with Queensland’s Building and Construction Industry Payments Act (BCIPA).
Andrew looked at the success of the BCIP [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 9, 2009
Local Ipswich paper, the Queensland Times, featured an article on a recent decision undertaken by RICS DRS adjudicator Russell Welsh.
The article commented on a recent RICS DRS Queensland adjudication decision involving Bellrise Investments and the Ipswich City Council over a dispute involving a number of projects in the Ipswich area.
You can read the entire [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 9, 2009
Expert witnesses play a crucial role in property and construction disputes which are often decided on expert evidence. The current economic climate is likely to bring an increase in disputes and a growing need for experts who can deliver reports which are effective in putting a case forward.
In July this year RICS Oceania announced the [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 9, 2009
On the 11th September 2009, Carmel Tebbutt, the former Minister for Commerce, approved RICS DRS as an Authorised Nominating Authority (ANA) under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW). We are now available to receive adjudication applications for this jurisdiction.
The RICS DRS is the world’s largest provider of alternative dispute resolution [...]
By RICS DRS | Published:
October 9, 2009
We are very pleased to announce that after years of dedicated work within the Queensland jurisdiction, we have now surpassed 500 adjudication referrals within the state. We are very pleased at reaching this significant milestone.
Resolution of construction disputes through adjudication is a handy and relatively affordable method in which to have your case heard. Don’t [...]
