My question relates to the liability/responsibility of certifiers /engineers that do inspections on a new build and for the slab that is laid. Do they hold any responsibility.
Is there any responsibility for the engineers who check the board placement and steel and Council certifiers who do a slab and pier inspection and sign off as 'all ok' to comment on the height or are they there just to check measurements/sizes?
Ultimately it is the builders responsibility to ensure it is built to approved plan RL's. Sect 18B of the Home Builders Warranty Act says as such...but do the other professionals have any responsibility to have spoken up sooner? and to whom?
100-200mm higher may be missed as hard to tell, I understand but being ( proven by survey) substantially higher than approved plans we assuming they had to have noticed it. It was very obvious. There were also no drop edge beams installed within 2m of the boundary - contrary to DA Approval.
Your thoughts or experiences are appreciated.