Allen & Anor v Queensland Building and Construction Commission

• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Statutory appeals from administrative authorities to courts
  3. › Appeals from QCAT Appeal Tribunal to Court of Appeal
  4. › Appeal only on a question of law
  5. › Distinction between questions of law, questions of fact, and mixed questions of fact and law
  6. › Whether proposed grounds of appeal raised only questions of law
  7. › Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (Qld), s 150(3)(a)
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Statutory appeals from administrative authorities to courts
  3. › Appeals from QCAT Appeal Tribunal to Court of Appeal
  4. › Discretion to grant leave to appeal
  5. › Principles guiding exercise of discretion
  6. › Whether leave should be granted
  7. › Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (Qld), s 150(3)(b)
• 1. Contract
  2. › Building and construction contracts
  3. › Termination
  4. › Contractual show cause procedure
  5. › Whether contractor committed substantial breach
  6. › Whether contractor showed reasonable cause
  7. › Whether objective or subjective assessment required
• 1. Insurance
  2. › Home warranty insurance
  3. › Statutory insurance scheme
  4. › Whether contract properly terminated
  5. › Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld), Part 5

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