By RICS DRS | Published:
September 1, 2010
‘RICS Dispute Resolution Service open for business in Victoria as an Authorised Nominating Authority under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002′.
Tony Arnel, Building Commissioner for Victoria has authorised RICS DRS as an ANA for the purposes of the Act effective from 30th August 2010. RICS DRS will be able to accept [...]
On the 30th June 2010, Kerry Crowder, Security of Payments Official, approved RICS DRS as a Nominating Authority (NA) under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (2009). We are now available to receive adjudication applications for this jurisdiction.
RICS DRS is the world’s largest provider of alternative dispute resolution services in land, property [...]
On the 1st July 2010, David Middlemiss, Constructions Occupations Registar of ACT Planning and Land Authority, approved RICS DRS as an Authorised Nominating Authority (ANA) under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (2009). We are now available to receive adjudication applications for this jurisdiction.
The RICS DRS is the world’s largest provider of [...]
Only yesterday did we write about Simcorp’s adjudication win against the Titans Rugby League club. No sooner than we had written about this on the DRS blog, another twist in the narrative occured.
Late yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court overruled the adjudicator’s decision, ruling that the decision was to be set aside. On face value, this [...]
As some of you may know, the Tasmanian government has approved security of payment legislation late last year and are currently in the process of approving authorised nominating authorities. The RICS DRS have applied to become a nominating authority in this jurisdiction.
While similar in scope to the security of payment legislation in Queensland and New [...]
Gold Coast builder Simcorp successfully pursued a payment claim against the Gold Coast Titans Rugby League Club by using the adjudication process encapsulated within the Queensland Building and Construction Industry Payments Act.
You can read more about the case at the following sources.
ABC News
Gold Coast Bulletin
Sydney Morning Herald
If you’re interested in knowing more about security [...]
The RICS DRS are holding a series of seminars throughout Australia on insolvency in the construction industry.
Difficult economic times have seen a rise in the rate of default of parties involved in the building and
construction industry. Insolvency is unfortunately all too often a reality in the industry and parties
Have a look at our event flyer [...]
The RICS DRS are proud to announce the implementation of the RICS DRS mailing list. If you wish to keep on top of the news from within the dispute resolution industry, discover the latest information on security of payment within Oceania, or simply keep aware of RICS and RICS DRS events, we encourage you to [...]
Considering the often confusing nature of QBSA licensing, particularly with regards to the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act, the RICS DRS have scheduled an expert discussion seminar on this issue featuring keynote presentations from the Queensland Building Services Authority and Holding Redlich lawyers. This seminar seeks to address questions over the ramifications of licensing [...]
RICS DRS are proud to announce the next date in our popular intensive training series on New South Wales’s Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act. The course is set to be held in Sydney on the 11th of June 2010.
You can view the details of the course by downloading the course flyer.
Please [...]
