| Warranties
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Manufacturer's Warranties - Obtain copies of the manufacturer's warranties (commonly of 12 month's duration) for each of your new household appliances from your contractor.
Statutory Warranties - The Act implies certain warranties into regulated contracts. These warranties must be stated in the contract and are set out below: |
Warranty
- All materials will be good and suitable for the purpose for which they are used and unless otherwise stated in the contract, all materials used in the work will be new.
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| Comment |
Only applies where the contractor is responsible for supplying the materials. The warranty does not apply where:
- you have engaged an architect to administer the contract and the contractor is subject to the direction of the architect for supplying the materials; or
- the contract states that you are responsible for nominating the materials and, without any recommendation, suggestion, criticism or other approach being made to you by the contractor, you specifically nominate certain materials and either:
- there are no reasonable grounds for not using those materials; or
- there are reasonable grounds for not using those materials but the contractor has given written advice to you not to use them and despite that advice you have insisted on those materials being used.
As the suitability of materials regard must be had to generally accepted practices or standards applied in the building industry or the specifications, instructions or recommendations of manufacturers or suppliers of the materials. |
Warranty
- The contractor will comply with all relevant laws
- The work will be carried out in an appropriate and skilful way and with reasonable care and skill.
- The work will be carried out in accordance with the plans and specifications.
- The detached dwelling or home will be suitable for occupation when the work is finished.
- The work will be carried out with reasonable diligence.
- Provisional sums will be calculated with reasonable care and skill.
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| Comment |
Applies if the contract is for work that:
- consists of the erection or construction of a detached dwelling; or
- is intended to renovate, alter, extend, improve or repair a home,
- to a stage suitable for occupation
As the suitability of materials regard must be had to generally accepted practices or standards applied in the building industry or the specifications, instructions or recommendations of manufacturers or suppliers of the materials. |
| Applies only to contracts if the contract is a cost-plus contract and it does not have a stated completion date or period |
