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Cost-plus contracts: Considerations

Published: 1 June 2023

Read time: 6 minutes What is a cost-plus contract? Under a cost-plus contract arrangement the contractor is paid for the actual cost of the work ( ...

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Termination rights and insolvency events

Published: 5 October 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Amendments made to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corps Act) effective on and from 1 July 2018 (including additional ...

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Particular persons

Published: 31 May 2023

Read time: 6 minutes Particular person refers to an individual or company selected by the owner and specifically identified in the building contract ...

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Special Conditions for HIA New Homes Contracts

Published: 24 September 2020

These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, where: the bank or financier ...

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Enabling play friendly places

Published: 31 August 2016 | Edited: 29 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. A balanced mix of play activities is critical to a child’s development. However for ...

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Social sustainability: creating places and participatory processes that perform well for people

Published: 30 November 2013 | Edited: 4 September 2018

This note was reviewed in September 2018 and retained for legacy. Social sustainability is about ensuring the sustenance of the diverse social ...

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Designing to heal: post-disaster rebuilding to assist community recovery – part A

Published: 31 October 2013 | Edited: 2 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. The physical destruction accompanying disasters typically creates an urgency to ...

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Supporting social value through the design process

Published: 24 November 2021

Read time: 20 minutes Decades of advocacy to achieve progress toward sustainable outcomes have highlighted an urgent need to reframe our ...

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Habitat and ecology

Published: 17 December 2018

Design solutions for creating environments that generate, support, protect and enhance biodiversity and habitats. Further resources: See Environment ...

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Planning for transit oriented development in Australian cities

Published: 30 November 2007

Transit oriented development is a way of redeveloping a city to reduce car dependence.  This paper outlines its basic tenets by examining four ...

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