While we clearly face our own problems, Western Australia and...

While we clearly face our own problems, Western Australia and Northern Territory operate under a different set of rules to the rest of Australia. It’s known as the West Coast Model.
Building contracts dispute expert, John Murray published a review for the Federal Goverment last May in which he recommended the application of nationally consistent rules.

With an independent WA based 500 page report due to be tabled to Minister for Commerce, Bill Johnston yesterday, he was in Perth to defend his findings at the ‘Great Murray Debate” last week.
NRW Holdings was on the panel .

https://thewest.com.au/business/com...ect-to-fairer-play-for-subbies-ng-b881003326z

..”One of his recommendations is for nationally consistent rules but last week at The Great Murray Debate, a function organised by Lighthouse Club Perth, a construction industry charity for the underprivileged, it became clear that bigger WA building industry players and their legal advisers are resisting the push
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Mr Murray was headlining The Great Murray Debate, chaired by Jones Day Perth’s partner in charge Simon Bellas, and included former WA chief justice Wayne Martin, Pinset Mason Perth partner Adrienne Parker, NRW Holdings’ Deon Baddock, who is also a registered adjudicator in WA and NT, and Subcontractors WA chairwoman Louise Stewart.....”