Check a residential building contract and the builder's licence against the statutory requirements
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- Draft the compliance schedule by comparing the contract clause by clause against the statutory requirements and the prescribed terms, list the mandatory terms that are absent or altered, and record the licence and insurance particulars against the work described.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the work is residential building work and which contract provisions of the Act apply, check the licence and insurance against the register rather than against the contract, and advise on the enforceability consequence of each gap.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Draft the compliance schedule by comparing the contract clause by clause against the statutory requirements and the prescribed terms, list the mandatory terms that are absent or altered, and record the licence and insurance particulars against the work described. |
| Lawyer | Confirm the work is residential building work and which contract provisions of the Act apply, check the licence and insurance against the register rather than against the contract, and advise on the enforceability consequence of each gap. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Confirm the work is residential building work and which contract provisions of the Act apply, check the licence and insurance against the register rather than against the contract, and advise on the enforceability consequence of each gap.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building and construction dispute (State Administrative Tribunal): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the SAT building and construction page. |
| Residential building dispute application (TASCAT): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the TASCAT residential building disputes general application, named on the types-of-applications page for section 59 of the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016. |
| Residential building review (TASCAT section 58 form): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the TASCAT residential building application to review a decision of the Director, named for section 58 on the types-of-applications page. |
| Disciplinary application, building work contractors (SACAT): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the SACAT page for disciplinary action against building work contractors, supervisors and consultants under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA). |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.