The Victoria Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that a party cannot contract our of liability for misleading or deceptive conduct under Australian Consumer Law. Basically the Court of Appeal resolved that allowing parties to avoid the operation of s236 through a contractual provision would allow parties to diminish the operation of s18 together with other statutory consumer protection provisions.
We have advised on and prepared sub-contracts in Perth and Western Australia for 25 years for clients in construction, mining and all other commercial areas.
For further information relating to Building & Construction and sub-contracts read Building and Construction, Contracts and Commercial Advice and Building Contracts and Sub-Contracts.
Whatever industry you are in, clients also need to be certain whether their workers are independent contractors or employees. If you don’t have a proper sub-contract your workers may be classified as employees even though you think you are treating them as independent contractors.
You may be exposed to various claims, including superannuation and claims by the ATO.
As Perth construction lawyers we specialize in all building and construction contract advice, dispute resolution and litigation matters. Our clients include building and construction companies, mining services companies, property developers, contractors, subcontractors, civil contractors and suppliers in a variety of building and construction disputes.
We also act for customers of builders and provide advice on lump sum home building contracts for a very competitive fixed price.
