CA 2025 Week 5 in week 6

As the CA for the principal, what role are you effectively taking?

• Superintendent

• Client

• Subcontractor

• Subservient

The CA for the head contractor primarily deals with?

• Supervisor

• Head contractor

• Consultant

• Superman

• Subcontractors

The CA for the subcontractor will deal with two main parties?

• Contractor

• Suppliers

• Client

• Labourers

What is privity of contract?

• Its privilege from being on contract

• Privacy of information within the contract

• Rights of a contract only available to parties of the contract

• All of these

Are suppliers entitled to claim against the contractor if they are not paid by the subcontractor

• Yes

• No

• Depends on the contractual arrangement

• None of these

Which of the following are exceptions to privity?

• A contracting party acts as an agency to a party

• Contractual benefits are novated to a third party

• Contracting party holds contractual rights on trust for beneficiary

• All of these

What is assignment in a contractual relationship?

• Transfer of rights in a contractual relationship to a third party

• Transfer of funds shared between two parties of a contract

• Transfer of employees temporarily between two contracting parties

• None of these

When is assignment permitted in an AS4000 contract ?

• When there is mutual benefit

• Written approval from the other party

• When there are contractual issues

• Upon instruction by the client

When does a Contractor need approval from the client for subcontractors under AS4000

• When the subcontractor has a criminal history

• When a subcontractors price is below market rates

• When the contractor has a conflict of interest

• None of these

What is one way for a contractor to protect itself against defective work from a subcontractor?

• Back to Back contracting

• Back to Base contracting

• Backhand contracting

• Back to front contracting