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Strata company wins over an enclosed balcony with no building licence and no fire separation (SAT, 2026)
A 10-storey West Perth strata scheme found that 37 of its 75 balconies had been enclosed without approval, and that one first-floor lot's owners would not agree to bring theirs up to…
Read Guide →Tiler awarded $2,886.60 unpaid balance, owners win money orders for four bathroom defects (SAT, 2026)
A tiler renovated two bathrooms and a separate toilet, then fell into a long dispute with the owners over an unpaid balance…
Read Guide →Landlord’s review refused: $3,350 to tenant left without drinkable tank water stands (SACAT, 2026)
A tenant of a semi-rural house that was not on mains water was awarded $3,350 after the water supply became unusable and…
Read Guide →Pregnancy discrimination complaint lodged four months late cannot go ahead (SACAT, 2026)
An employee complained that her employer discriminated against her because of her pregnancy, but she lodged the complaint about four months after…
Read Guide →Termination notice invalid: tenant keeps home after notice found retaliatory (SACAT, 2026)
A tenant of about 30 years was handed a notice to leave two days after the landlord learned he had applied to…
Read Guide →Builder’s appeal dismissed: $44,031.61 order for retaining wall drainage defects stands (QCAT, 2026)
Home owners won an order at first instance that their builder pay $44,031.61 to fix drainage and waterproofing problems with a retaining…
Read Guide →Body corporate ordered to pay caretaker $288,000.76 in withheld fees before the final hearing (QCAT, 2026)
A body corporate stopped paying the monthly fees owed to its caretaking contractor from August 2024 while a wider dispute about the…
Read Guide →Manufacturer fails to shut out a second-hand buyer’s rust claim over a nine-seater van (QCAT, 2026)
A woman who bought an LDV G10 nine-seater van privately, from the person who had bought it new from a dealer, claimed…
Read Guide →Builder ordered to repay $23,342 after taking money for approvals and roofing he never supplied (QCAT, 2026)
Two home owners paid a builder for certification and approval work on a new deck, and separately paid him $13,200 for deck…
Read Guide →Home owners ordered to pay builder $14,073.73 for a bathroom renovation after defect claims failed (QCAT, 2026)
A building company renovated a bathroom and toilet at a rented house and was never paid its final invoice, while the owners…
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