SAT cases: the most common types of dispute, with real decisions

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The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia publishes its decisions. These are the types of dispute it decides most often among the cases we have summarised for Western Australia, each with recent examples in plain English and a link to the full decision.

1. Builders, renovations and building defects (3 decisions)

Unfinished jobs, defective work, builders who walked off and owners who would not pay. These are the home-building decisions from the tribunals in every state, summarised in plain English. All builders and building defects cases.

SAT · 14 Jul 2026Builder ordered to fix mortar, mould and render, but owner’s delay damages claim dismissed (SAT, 2026)A home owner who refused to accept that his new house was finished took a list of defects and a claim for delay damages against WA Country Builders Pty Ltd. The tribunal…SAT · 25 Sep 2026Homeowners’ building delay claim dismissed after they brought in their own electrician (SAT, 2026)Homeowners whose new house ran well over time settled with their builder at a tribunal mediation, then hired their own electrician without telling the builder, and the builder ended the deal. The…SAT · 8 Oct 2026 · $141,404Builder ordered to pay $141,404 after not fixing rust spots on strata apartment walls (SAT, 2026)A builder was ordered by the Building Commissioner to fix rust spots coming through the painted render of two strata apartment buildings, but did not do the work in time. The tribunal…

2. Strata and body corporate disputes (1 decision)

By-law breaches, levies, common property repairs and disputes with the committee. These are the strata and body corporate decisions from the tribunals in every state, summarised in plain English. All strata and body corporate cases.

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