Insurance Law

Author: Ben Hall, Special Counsel 

In April 2016 the Victorian Government introduced the Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 (Vic), which has changed, and will continue to change, the domestic building regime in a number of important areas.

The Act is in response to the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office report of May 2015 on Victoria’s Consumer Protection Framework for Building Construction, which was critical of inadequate protection for consumers.

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