Fiona O'Hehir
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...
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Margaret Singleton
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Margaret Singleton
- Feb 2, 2022
- 9 min
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...
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Fiona O'Hehir
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Fiona O'Hehir
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Building Consumer Affairs
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Building Consumer Affairs
- Dec 22, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Building Consumer Affairs
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Margaret Singleton
- Dec 22, 2021
- 12 min
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...
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Margaret Singleton
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Margaret Singleton
- Dec 21, 2021
- 7 min
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...
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Fiona O'Hehir
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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