Kieren Naish

A court has ordered a stay of proceedings in a Melbourne property dispute, saying whether it could hear the case “better” than VCAT, as alleged by builder Brocon, was not the point.

A judge has ordered that disputes arising between Transurban and a group of contractors over the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the soil at the site of the multi-billion dollar West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne be sent to arbitration.