Builders fined by the Building Services Board

Build West Pty Ltd has been fined by the Building Services Board as per media release 31 August 2016 on the Commerce website-

The Building Services Board has fined Willetton building company Build West Pty Ltd (reg. BC10002) and its director and nominated supervisor for negligent conduct and failing to properly manage and supervise its work.

The Board determined that, in contracting for and carrying out home building work at properties in Churchlands and Riverton between 2013 and 2015, the company and its nominated supervisor committed the following disciplinary matters under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011:

• Build West was negligent in relation to home building work it carried out at both sites.
• Build West failed to ensure that the building service at the Riverton site was properly managed and supervised and the nominated supervisor, as the company’s nominated supervisor, failed to properly manage and supervise the work.
• Nominated supervisor was negligent in relation to home building work the company carried out at the Riverton site.

Valued at $315,976, the Churchlands home building work contract involved renovations to an existing dwelling. The Riverton home building work contract was valued at $305,634 and was for extensions to an existing dwelling.

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