Monday 29 October 2012

Sunday 28 October 2012

Grafton-based GJ Gardner Homes franchisee ordered to pay $99,120.27 for defective building work


See the full details concerning Wood v Fischer Built Pty Ltd here at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWCTTT/2012/399.html
 
Breakdown of allowed claim in favour of the applicants on 18 October 2012:
 
Scott Schedule

Item 1 $960.00
Item 2 nil
Item 3 $18,090.00
Item 4 $5,427.50
Item 5 $39,507.27
Item 6 $1,180.00
Item 7 $9,500.00
Item 8 $6,966.82
Item 9 $4,220.00
Item 10 $11,215.00
Item 11 nil
Drain Cost $945.00
Cutting Table $599.00
Repair of paintings $509.68
 
61. The total of all these amounts is $99,120.27 and the respondent is ordered to pay this amount to the applicants within 28 days.

According to The Daily Examiner on 27 October 2012: 
 
Company director Rick Fischer confirmed he would be appealing the decision, adding he wasn't "prepared to say anything further at this stage."

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I didn't switch off the porch light and it's all Julia's fault!

 
THE FACTS
 
On 1 July 2012 NSW electricity prices rose yet again.
 
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulation Tribunal set this price rise and produced this table outlining the cumulative causes of these increases:
 
SILLY RESPONSE
 
Samantha Lubke-Wood It's not the electricity company's fault, it's the governments fault for selling the company's off and privatising the section. Now it's owned by an overseas company so now they can charge as much as they like. Don't blame essential energy they just get paid to maintain the lines. Blame The PM.
Thursday at 12:29pm via mobile  (Someone obviously forgot that it was a state government sell-off of power assets, that the NSW Government still owns “the lines” aka network and actively lobbies for increases to its own charges, that Essential Energy costs do end up on residential bills and, that electricity pricing is a lot more complicated than 'It’s all Julia's fault!')
 
SENSIBLE RESPONSE
 
Julie-Anne Wiles Our bill came down $250. All we did was turn off the second fridge and not use the dishwasher. I was actually happy with our bill.
Friday at 11:42am via mobile (A mother of two who took the necessary action to avoid household budget stress)
 
FOR THE UNDECIDED SOME COMPARATIVE WINDOW SHOPPING