Victorian Consolidated Legislation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose

1. Purpose



The purposes of this Act are-

   (a)  to reform the law relating to house builders' liability; and

   (b)  to provide for guarantees to be given in relation to house improvement
        work; and

   (c)  to specify requirements to be complied with in relation to domestic
        building work contracts; and

   (d)  to establish an indemnity scheme in respect of losses arising in
        respect of certain classes of domestic building work affected by the
        collapse of the HIH Insurance Group.