The 10th in our series of one hour CPD Events for Adjudicators will be held on 23 March 2021 commencing at 5:15pm sharp. This will be the last of our CPD Events for the 2020/2021 CPD Year. Our next event will be in April 2021 but it is for the 2021/2022 CPD Year. In light of judgments such as Watpac v CGM [2020] VSC  637; Punton’s Shoes v Cit-Con (Vic) [2020] VSC 414; SHA Premier Construction v Niclin Constructions [2020]  QSC 307; and EHome Construction v GCB Constructions [2020] QSC 291, it is timely for this session to address Retention and Security. This is the third session covering valuation for Adjudicators but the session also addresses the Adjudicator’s jurisdiction to deal with performance security provided under construction contracts. This session is directed to Adjudicators operating under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017. The Presentation and Q&A will be led by Warren Fischer. ...

The first in our series of one hour CPD Events for Adjudicators for the 2021/2022 CPD year will be held on 20 April 2021. The subject matter is ‘Ethical considerations for Adjudicators - an outline of the Statutory, Regulatory and Common Law context in which Adjudicators operate.’ The session has been developed to meet the core unit for Ethics in the CPD Policy and will be led by David Campbell-Williams. David is a Lawyer of over 40 years' standing with intimate knowledge of the expectations placed on adjudicators by the parties and the courts. ...

The second in our series of one hour CPD Events for Adjudicators for the 2021/2022 CPD year will be held on 18 May 2021 commencing at 5:15pm sharp (Brisbane time). The session is directed to payment schedules, adjudication responses and reasons for withholding payment and will be led by Robert Sundercombe. Robert is an electrical engineer with over 40 years experience in the construction industry in Australia and overseas. His organization, Outcome Management Pty Ltd, provides advice to a wide range of clients on technical, contractual, commercial and security of payment issues. He has been an adjudicator since 2003 and practices in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. ...