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Building Act 2004
127DResidential building dispute resolution process—purpose
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127D Residential building dispute resolution process—purpose
(1) The purpose of a dispute resolution process under this part is to enable
parties to a residential building dispute to do 1 or more of the
(a) resolve a residential building dispute;
(b) agree an amount to be paid to a party or the basis upon which an
amount is payable to a party;
(c) if a residential building dispute is not resolved—narrow the
matters in dispute and, as far as practicable, agree on the future
progress of the dispute.
(2) Parties engaged in a dispute resolution process must make a genuine
effort to resolve the dispute.