You are the New Zealand Society of Construction Law representative on the review and drafting committee. When administering construction contracts, you need to contractually review the clauses of construction contract in New Zealand which is New Zealand Standard Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering Construction. NZS 3910:2013. Make sure you understand them, then apply your understanding of the clauses to any given scenario in a project.

For more details on NZS 3910:2013 please visit https://www.standards.govt.nz/develop-standards/standards-nz-work-programme/revision-of-nzs-3910-project (Use information from this website to form your answers)

QUESTION

Critically review NZS 3910:2013 and the following clauses from NZS 3910:2013. Include in your contractual review comments on the extent to which these clauses comply with modern plain language principles. Plain language clauses are easier to administer.

(a) Clause 6 - engineer's powers and responsibilities (b) Clause 9 - variations (c) Clause 10 - time for completion (d) Clause 13 - disputes

You may also refer to other published standard forms of construction contracts and compare them in developing the answer. For example The standard Terms of Construction Contract for Renovation and Small Projects [STCC-RSP 2015] published by the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia.