Standard Form Construction Contracts in Australia: Are Our Reinvented Wheels Carrying Us Forward?

16 Pages Posted: 7 Dec 2009

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Matthew Bell

University of Melbourne Law School

Date Written: December 6, 2009

Abstract

This article reviews the range of standard form construction contracts which are currently in common use in Australia, including their history and key features (with a particular focus upon the recently-released ABIC MW-2008 form) and recent treatment in the courts. In doing so, it seeks to reflect upon the purpose and utility of standard forms, as well as what their role may be in a future which promises ever-increasing complexity in the law, commerce and practice of the industry.

Keywords: construction contracts, construction law

JEL Classification: K00, K19, K39

Suggested Citation

Bell, Matthew, Standard Form Construction Contracts in Australia: Are Our Reinvented Wheels Carrying Us Forward? (December 6, 2009). U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 437, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1519608 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1519608

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