Welcome to MolinoCahill’s Monthly Project Insights. In this month’s edition, we consider the following recent decisions and relevant legislative reform:

• Western Australian Government releases the draft Bill to enact the first amendments to new WA SOPA – https://molinocahill.com.au/insight/wa-government-releases-draft-sopa-bill-to-replace-pbas-on-state-government-funded-projects/
• A Supreme Court of Tasmania decision relating to incorporation of documents into the contract to define the scope of the works – https://molinocahill.com.au/insight/when-are-building-plans-incorporated-by-reference/
• The Queensland Court of Appeal confining the scope of an indemnity clause to exclude damage that simply occurred during the works period – https://molinocahill.com.au/insight/queensland-court-of-appeal-rejects-a-broad-interpretation-of-indemnity-clause/
• Judicial interpretation of new provisions in the WA SOPA legislation relating to time limits when a document is sent by email– https://molinocahill.com.au/insight/contractual-deeming-provision-irrelevant-for-timing-of-wa-sopa-payment-claim/