An Introduction to Home Building Contracts - workshop
12 CPD points - Available under the New Continuing Professional Development System
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Course Overview
Learn how to effectively administer your contracts and related documentation, comply with the requirements of the Home Building Act, use legal tactics to reduce risks and maximise income, and ultimately protect your business! This course is a must for Builders, Renovators, Developers, Contractors, Project Managers, Contract Administrators, Architects, Business Partners.
12 CPD Points - Available under the New Continuing Professional Development System.
Course Details - 12 CPD points
PART A - THE BASIC PRICIPLES OF CONTRACT LAW
| Brief Summary of our Legal System | |
| 1. The basic components of a contract: |
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| Other factors affecting a contract after it is made: |
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| Agency Law | |
| Discussion Questions | |
| 2. Terms of the Contract: |
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| Workshop Exercise - Contract Formation | |
| 3. Performance and Breach: |
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| 4. Termination: |
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| 5. Damages: |
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| 6. Other Remedies: |
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| 7. Restitution: |
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PART B - CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
| 1. Fixed-Sum & Cost-Plus Contracts | |
| 2. Clauses Common in Construction Contracts: |
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PART C - SUMMARY OF THE HOME BUILDING ACT
| 1. Definition of ‘Residential Building Work’ | |
| 2. Licensing | |
| 3. Contract requirements: |
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| 4. Statatory Warranties | |
| 5. Home Warranty Insurance | |
| 6. Performing work for an Owner Builder | |
| 7. Advertising & Displaying signs | |
| 8. Resolving Building Disputes & Building claims |
Course Schedule & Bookings - 12 CPD
The Home Building Contracts course can be booked by:
- Downloading the Course
Booking Form below, complete it, and
- faxing it back to (02) 8303 0533 or
- posting it to The Building Centre, Suite 209/ 410, Elizabeth st. Surry Hills 2010 - Calling us on 1300 884 876 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (AEST)
- Book online for the course below:
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Before making any online purchase through the Buildingcentre.com, you will need to create a PayPal account. Please sign up and register for a PayPal account in the checkout page.
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All prices include GST, Course Material, Coffee/Tea and Lunch.
| Dates and Venues | Duration | Times | Price | Status |
| May 29th, 2010 [Sat] Parramatta Workers Club |
1 day | 8:30am-3:00pm | $349.00 per person |
Seats Available |
Venue Locations
Parramatta Workers Club - view
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163-165 George street, Parramatta
Parramatta NSW 2150
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Your booking will only be accepted on completion of payment. Once we receive and process your booking, we will mail out an Enrolment
Confirmation letter, which will confirm course details - date, times and
location. All you have to do is travel to the nominated place where the
course will be conducted, on the nominated date, arriving in good time and
be present during the whole session. The only thing you may want to bring
is a pen and some notepaper.
Cancellations and Transfers - initiated by the course provider
- The course provider reserves the right to cancel, postpone or re-schedule a course due to low enrolments, illness of presenter(s), or facilitator(s), or due to unforeseen circumstances.
- The course provider sets the timeframe within which they may cancel the course, due to less than minimum number of patricipants needed for the course to be viable.
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Cancellations and Transfers - initiated by the customer
Please choose your course carefully, we cannot be responsible for personal circumstances.
The term cancel is defined as cancellation of a place previously booked in a course, or the need to transfer, where the course provider is advised directly by you by a telephone call, a facsimile, an e-mail or a letter of your request and the circumstances.
- If you cancel your enrolment more than seven (7) days before the course commences, we will refund your course fee minus a $44.00 administration fee (non-refundable). This policy also applies to any booking cancelled on the day it was originally made.
- If you cancel your enrolment less than seven (7) days before the course commences, but not on the day of the course, we will refund your course fee minus a $50.00 cancellation fee.
- If you cancel your enrolment on the day of the course, we reserve the right not to refund your booking fee.
- If you transfer to another course date more
than seven (7) days before the original course commences, no
transfer fee will apply and you will be transferred provided that:
- there are spaces available
- your transfer does not disrupt the class into which you are transferring
- selected course will run within the next three months
- If you transfer to another course date less
than seven (7) days before the original course commences, you
will have to pay $44.00 transfer fee, that will enable you to transfer
to another course date provided that:
- there are spaces available
- your transfer does not disrupt the class into which you are transferring
- selected course will run within the next three months
- Transfers to alternative course types like Basic OH&S for Builders or Effective Tendering Techniques, with notice of more than seven (7) days prior to the original course commencement date, can be arranged without penalty but payment costs for these courses vary. All payments will be adjusted accordingly.
- Transfers to alternative course types like Basic OH&S for Builders or Effective Tendering Techniques, with notice of less than seven (7) days prior to the original course commencement date, will entail a $44.00 transfer fee. All payments will be adjusted accordingly.








