What are they?

An expert witness report in the field of building construction is a comprehensive evaluation conducted by a Builder/Contractor to assess ongoing or completed construction works. The purpose of this report is to determine whether the constructed building adheres to the relevant standards and regulations, including

Our reports meticulously document each identified defect using the following format: Defect Number | Defect Location | Defect Description | Compliance with Statutory Standards | Scope of Required Remedial Works | Photograph of Defect

These reports are prepared in a format that complies with the requirements of NCAT (New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal) and local/district courts.

The necessity for expert witness reports arises from the need to initiate legal proceedings with organizations such as NCAT or Local Court. These reports are intended for the consideration of the consumer, builder, or solicitor before their submission to court and the opposing party involved in the dispute. The report serves as an independent, third-party evaluation of the building-related issues within the case, to be utilized by our client and/or their solicitor in conjunction with the members of NCAT or a judge in local or district courtrooms.

Upon completion of our expert witness report, a Scott Schedule can be generated. This schedule serves as the foundation for pursuing a monetary claim against the builder or as a defence against a claim made by the consumer.

Our office comprises a team of specialists with diverse expertise, including Structural and Hydraulic Engineers, Qualified Builders, Qualified Carpenters, and Pest Consultants. Together, they contribute their knowledge and experience to ensure the accuracy and reliability of our expert witness reports.

ALL SERVICES WITH ASSOCIATED FEES

NON URGENT = 5 – 7 Day Turnaround. RRP = 3 – 5 Day Turnaround. URGENT = Same Day Report (Overtime Rates).

All fees and Terms & Conditions outlined within this website are on the basis that all orders are processed via our online booking portal within this website.

Or

All phone orders will be processed using our standard Terms & Conditions and any bespoke requests negotiated and accepted by our office within a signed Work Order.

NOTE 1 Within the above rates, we have allowed, for the following;

* Review of all earlier prepared and submitted documents from our office.

* Review of all documents on file from the applicant or defendant.

* All travel or parking expenses.

This does not include any printing of documents for the case.

NOTE 2 There is a minimum increment of 4 hours’ worth of our time applied to any orders and should the original time allotment be exceeded, a further 4 hours shall be applicable to the final account. For example, if you have been quoted, invoiced and paid for 4 hours ($3,960 plus GST), and the final time required comes to 5 hours, your final account will be for a total of 8 hours ($7,920 plus GST).

NOTE 3 All cancelled/postponed/adjourned hearing dates have a 50% fee applicable should our office be notified with more than 7 days from the hearing date. Should the cancellation of the order be received by our office with less than 7 days’ notice from the hearing date a 100% fee is applicable, and no refund will be applied.

NOTE 4 All cancellations must be received via email between Monday to Friday between 7AM and 5PM. NOTE 5 Bookings are only confirmed once payment has been made in full prior to our attendance.

NOTE 5 Bookings are only confirmed once payment has been made in full prior to our attendance.

Our Non-Urgent price is a discount rate subject the order proceeding in the following manner:

• The order is submit via our website and online booking portal
• Payment is made via this website using the eway payment portal (credit card payment)
• The Site inspection to be carried out within 3 business days after the date of the order being received (depends on access availability)
• The report will be released within 7 business days from that date of the inspection (maximum 10 Business days turnaround)
• The commissioning party grants The Property Inspectors Pty Ltd permission to release the report to the vendor/ agent/ or other buyers / Interested parties

Our RRP price is our standard list price for our services:

• The order is submit via our website and online booking portal
• Payment is made via this website using the eway payment portal (credit card payment)
• The Site inspection to be carried out within 3 business days after the date of the order being received (depends on access availability)
• The report will be released within 5 business days from that date of the inspection (maximum 8 Business days turn around)
• The commissioning party grants The Property Inspectors Pty Ltd permission to release the report to the vendor/ agent/ or other buyers / Interested parties

Our Urgent Jobs price list is for all Urgent jobs that need to be done that day or the following day:

• The order can be submit via our website and online booking portal / Via a email / Phone order
• Payment is made via this website using the eway payment portal or over the phone with a manual credit card payment process
• The Site inspection to be carried out within 24 hours of the payment being processed / taken (depends on access availability)
• The report will be released within 24 Hours from that date of the inspection
  (Which always means after hours work and over time rates being paid to our inspector)
• The commissioning party grants The Property Inspectors Pty Ltd permission to release the report to the vendor/ agent/ or other buyers / Interested parties

Cancellation of appointments – refer to the Terms and Conditions within this website.

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