Read time: 8 minutes It is not uncommon for architects to engage technical and professional staff as contractors rather than as employees. However, ...

It is not unusual for practitioners to work on private commissions while they are employees in practice. This note provides some guidance and warning ...

In 1992 the Australian Federal Parliament enacted the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The DDA is a civil rights law, activated by lodging a ...

There is a stated concern that 'alternative solutions' are accepted under the BCA but not available in the Premises Standard, except perhaps as may ...

This note considers the risk of a DDA complaint for existing buildings not undergoing building work and suggests practices which may be available to ...

Read time: 10 minutes In Australia, businesses must retain certain documents for specific statutory minimum periods of time and there can be serious ...

Read time: 3 minutes The rapid expansion of the use of email as a tool for communication and its accessability require some caution to accompany its ...

Read time: 6 minutes Written reports are an integral part of architectural practice. Producing a report that communicates clearly and completely with ...

In this digital age it is expected that parties involved in a business transaction will largely exchange information and communicate by email. This ...

Read time: 1 minute The Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (the Act) replaced the common law of disclosure, misrepresentations and incorrect statements ...