Date recorded: Thursday 10 April 2025

Although commonplace on multi-residential and even government projects, novation operates in a legislative vacuum in the sense that there is not much law to define the roles or rights of the parties involved. This absence of structure places all the more weight on the consultancy agreement and scope of services.

In this recorded webinar, Wendy Poulton, Principal of informed Lawyers (ACN 635 862 145) recaps the legal foundations of novation, and looks at a few recent judgments and reports that shed light on consultants’ post-novation liabilities, especially on the question of what “complete” documentation might look like. We cover the key liability risks in novated consultancy agreements, and ask how these marry up with the practical challenges consultants face once the project is underway.

CPD: 1 formal hour

Learning Objectives

Following the completion of this webinar, you will:

• Review and apply consultancy agreements on novated projects with an understanding of the legal structure in which they operate
• Produce your documentation with an understanding of the level of completion expected by some key regulatory authorities (using NSW and Victoria as examples)
• Propose amendments to some of the priority risk clauses in novated consultancy agreements

Units of Competency / Performance Criteria (as per the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021):

PC 5, PC 6, PC 9, PC 11, PC 37, PC 46

Cost
Standard - $80

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