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KPA Lawyers | MelbourneBuilding & Construction
14 Jul 2026

Paying Builders Early: How Progress Payment Changes Can Void Your…

Paying builders outside the agreed progress payment schedule in Victoria can void Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) coverage. DBI is mandatory for residential work over $16,000, protecting homeowners if a builder…Read article KPA Lawyers | Melbourne

KPA Lawyers | MelbourneBuilding & Construction
27 Nov 2025

New Changes to the Building and Construction Industry: Key Amendments…

Significant reforms to Victoria’s domestic building legislation have taken into effect from 1 July 2025 under the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 (Vic) (Buyer Protections Act). This legislation…Read article KPA Lawyers | Melbourne

KPA Lawyers | MelbourneBuilding & Construction
24 Mar 2023

Owners Corporation defeats stay application to bring a building dispute

The issue of jurisdiction for the determination of domestic building disputes in Victoria has been an evolving one over the last decade. Significant decisions in this area include the decisions…Read article KPA Lawyers | Melbourne


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