A warranty clause in a building contract that uses the word 'provide' in relation to a warranty, construed in the context of the whole contractual documents including defects liability and final certificate provisions, will ordinarily be construed as requiring the provision of a separate warranty document at a future time, rather than as an immediate warranty binding from the date of the contract. The Masters v Cameron classification is not particularly helpful in construing a clause within a detailed formal contractual document.
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