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Couple Irreparably Harmed Over 14 Years
This couple have been irreparable harmed by Victorian building practitioners, the regulator and regulatory framework that is charged with...

Fiona O'Hehir
Mar 10, 20221 min read
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Nine Years Still No Outcome Of Complaint to VBA
In 2013, the Victorian Building Authority came onsite to investigate my complaint regarding defective building works and unlawful...

Margaret Singleton
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Building Corruption Does Not Occur In A Vacuum It Is Enabled
When the regulatory standards and integrity of institutions established to guide and govern us are compromised, it can have disastrous...

Margaret Singleton
Feb 2, 20229 min read
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Cautionary Tale: How To Check The Registration Of Building Practitioners
Building Consumer Affairs is a free information-based website that comprises current and historical stories and analyses of how the...

Fiona O'Hehir
Dec 23, 20211 min read
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Cautionary Tale: Clarifying The Role Of A Building Inspector
In O’Hehir v Vosti, the building inspector was found guilty of not fulfilling his obligations at the Building Practitioners Board Inquiry...

Fiona O'Hehir
Dec 23, 20213 min read
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Decade-Long Legal Battle Over Home Leaves Pensioner With Little Solace
This is a recreation of an article that originally appeared in The Age on October 20, 2019. The original document is below. Original...

Building Consumer Affairs
Dec 22, 20214 min read
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Minister Richard Wynne's Building Regulator (VBA)
Minister Richard Wynne's Building Regulator (VBA) is continuing to harm families and he does not seem to care. According to the...

Building Consumer Affairs
Dec 22, 20216 min read
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Bureaucratic Bungle: Svetlana's Struggle
This is a recreation of an article that originally appeared in The AJN on March 16, 2018. The original document is below. Original...

Building Consumer Affairs
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Cautionary Tale: Building Lawfare
Before beginning this discussion, it is imperative to note I have no training in law so cannot offer advice, nor can I mention the names...

Margaret Singleton
Dec 22, 202112 min read
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Cautionary Tale: Invalid Occupancy Permit
With regard to the construction of our new home, the builder engaged a surveyor who was also a civil engineer, to issue the staged...

Margaret Singleton
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Cautionary Tale: Occupancy Permit & Inspection Nightmares
All I set out to do was have a home built on our lovely block of land for my husband and me to enjoy in our final years. Intrinsically...

Margaret Singleton
Dec 21, 20217 min read
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Cautionary Tale: Vigilantes
My name is Fiona O' Hehir. And my cautionary tale today is about vigilantes. Now that I have an opportunity to speak openly and freely...

Fiona O'Hehir
Dec 21, 20213 min read
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