Collapsed residential builder Babylon Homes and Construction has been fined $23,000 after it carried out work without a permit, supervisor or home indemnity insurance.
Collapsed residential builder Babylon Homes and Construction has been fined $23,000 after it carried out work without a permit, supervisor or home indemnity insurance.
The State Administrative Tribunal found that Babylon Homes was negligent and incompetent and failed to properly manage or supervise its building services at five Perth properties.
The dispute between the former Landsdale-based builder, which entered liquidation in June 2022, and the Building Services Board was heard at the SAT earlier this month.
It comes a month after collapsed father and son building company Ranlak Pty Ltd was hit with a $25,000 fine for carrying out unauthorised work and demanding premature payments for work on four Perth properties.
In her orders, SAT Member Anita King found that the now collapsed builder carried out its building services without a nominated supervisor for the entire period of work.
The builder was also found to have not obtained the valid building permits or have home indemnity insurance in place for four out of the five sites.
The unathorised work was carried out at two homes in Landsdale, one in Ballajura, another in Mirrabooka and at a unit in Dianella.
The Tribunal found that Babylon Home’s main manager Mohammed Razaq should be fined “as he caused and was directly involved in the carrying out of building services".
He was ordered to pay the Building Commissioner a fine of $23,000 and the applicant’s fixed costs of $2,000.
Babylon Homes and Construction collapsed in June 2022 after liquidator Kim Wallman from HLB Mann Judd Insolvency WA was appointed to wind up the company, according to ASIC.
The builder was de-registered in July.
It follows Business News' report that two Perth homeowners took FTD Construction, owned by lavish property developer Ricky Hirsch, to SAT over building delays.
It followed the building industry watchdog’s investigation into FTD Construction that resulted in its builder’s registration renewal being refused last week.
A total of six complaints were lodged with Building and Energy raising concerns about FTD Construction, Business News has confirmed.
The watchdog received four complaints regarding home building work contacts, one complaint about building services and one combined contract and service complaint.
