TERMS, CONDITIONS,
The following information is very important and forms an integral part of the report. Any person who relies upon the contents of the report does so acknowledging the following clauses. These define the Scope and Limitations of the inspection and form an integral part of the report. Before you decide to act upon the report you should read and understand all of the information contained herein. It will help explain what is involved in a PropertySafe inspection, the difficulties faced by an inspector and why it is not possible to guarantee that a property is free of compliance needs, safety hazards or defects, latent or otherwise. If there is anything contained within the report that is not clear or you have difficulty understanding, please contact PropertySafe prior to acting on the report.
Purpose of the Inspection and Report:
The purpose of a Compliance and Risk Management Inspection (the Inspection) is to identify compliance needs and safety issues in a residential property and to provide recommendations to the Report Purchaser in a Compliance and Risk Management Report (the Report) regarding the compliance needs and safety condition of the property on the date of inspection.
Scope of the Inspection:
THE REPORT IS NOT AN ALL ENCOMPASSING REPORT dealing with the building from every aspect. The recommendations are limited to compliance and residential health and safety issues where there are reasonably foreseeable risks that could result in sickness, injury or death. The Report is prepared on the basis that the use of the building will continue as a residential property and IS NOT suitable for Workplace Health and Safety purposes.
The Inspection comprises a visual assessment of the property to identify residential compliance needs and safety hazards at the time of inspection. The inspector IS NOT an expert in building, electrical, plumbing, glazing, gas fitting or structural engineering.
If the property inspected is part of a Strata or Company Title, then inspection is limited to the interior and the immediate exterior of the particular residence to be inspected. The complete inspection of common property is outside the scope.
Liability: The Report is to be utilised for the purposes outlined above only. The findings are specifically and confidentially for the Report Purchaser named on the face page of the Report to evaluate the risk level and need for action and not for determination of the property sale value, mortgage or security valuation or lease rate. To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for any liability, loss or damage (whether direct, indirect, special or consequential) whatsoever and however arising from or in connection with your use of the Report, whether that liability, loss or damage was caused by delay, error or omission, negligence, negligent misstatement or otherwise. We will not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense, whatsoever, suffered or incurred by any person other than the Report Purchaser in connection with the use of the Report.
Safe & Reasonable Access:
Only areas to which safe and reasonable access is available are inspected. Safe access means areas where safe, unobstructed access is provided and the minimum heights or clearances specified below are available, or where these clearances are not available, areas within the inspector’s unobstructed line of sight and within arm’s length. The inspector has sole discretion in determining safe access to any area of the property.
Reasonable access does not include removing screws and bolts to access covers, the use of destructive or invasive inspection methods nor does it include moving heavy furniture, floor coverings or stored goods.
Areas, Items and Conditions Inspected
The Report DOES include inspecting and reporting on the following:
Area/s inspected: The interior and exterior of the home and outbuildings within 20 metres of the main dwelling. Strata units include the interior and immediately adjacent common areas only.
Compliance issues and safety hazards inspected for include: heating, insulation, ventilation and extractors, draught stopping, drainage and moisture ingress. Safety issues inspected for include * obvious high risk; damaged flooring, stairs, balustrades and decks, damaged glass, damaged electrical power points, lights, switches and safety switch, suspected presence of asbestos, a fall risk of greater than 4 m, gas leak and any smoke alarm or pool fence risks.
*Obvious: items clearly visible to a reasonable person that is NOT an expert inbuilding, electrical, plumbing, glazing, gas fitting, structural engineering or pest detection.
The Report DOES NOT include inspecting and reporting on the following:
Area/s NOT inspected: Entire roof void or sub-floor crawl spaces, walk-in-robes or cupboard, wall cavities, below carpets, behind furniture and storage, retaining walls, dams and waterways, any structure further than 20 metres from the main dwelling, any area not clearly visible from ground level.
Item/s NOT inspected: House wiring, water and gas pipework, hot water systems, portable electrical equipment, furniture, storage, water features, security/alarm equipment including locks, dead locks, grills, cameras and alarms, pool pumps and pool fittings.
Condition/s NOT inspected for:Lead paint, soil contamination or toxic conditions including chemical storage, health of trees, home occupier activity, lighting adequacy or night time visibility with regard to safety or security. We do not inspect, test or operate any appliance or fitting other than those explicitly stated as part of the Inspection.
Limitations of the Inspection and the Report
- The Report is a VISUAL REPORT ONLY limited to those areas and sections of the property fully accessible and visible to the inspector on the date of inspection. No destructive measures are taken in the process of the Inspection. The Inspection does not include breaking apart, dismantling, removing or moving objects including, but not limited to, foliage, mouldings, floor or wall coverings, siding, ceilings, floors, furnishings, appliances or personal possessions. The Inspector CANNOT see inside walls, between floors, inside roofing or eaves, behind stored goods in cupboards, or other areas that are concealed or obstructed. The inspector does not dig, gouge, force or perform any invasive procedures. In an occupied property it must be understood that furnishings or household items may conceal defects which may only be revealed when the items are removed.
No inspection is inferred for any object, structure or fitting that cannot be clearly observed from ground level.
- Nothing contained in the Report implies that any inaccessible, partly inaccessible or obscured area of the property is free from defects. No responsibility can be accepted for defects which are latent or otherwise not reasonably detected on a visual inspection without interference with or removal of any of the structure including fixtures or fittings within the building. You agree that we cannot accept any liability for our failure to report a defect concealed, blocked or covered by furniture, fittings and/or occupant possessions at the time of inspection and you agree to indemnify us for any failure to find such concealed defects.
- Balcony, deck and veranda inspections are limited by the scope of the standard Report. We are not and do not purport to be experts in the field of construction and structural engineering. Where there are any concerns about balcony, deck or veranda constructions, it is highly recommended that they are inspected by a structural engineer to verify integrity, design and compliance.
- The Report cannot make informed comment upon hazards or defects that may be subject to the prevailing weather and light conditions including but not limited to the adequacy of lighting, the potential for slipping on wet exterior surfaces or sources of leakage and moisture.
- The Report cannot make informed comment upon hazards or defects that may be subject to the prevailing weather and light conditions including but not limited to the adequacy of lighting, the potential for slipping on wet exterior surfaces or sources of leakage and moisture.
- ASBESTOS: The property is not tested specifically for asbestos (including Magnesite). If asbestos or materials containing asbestos happens to be noticed then it will include a recommendation for further investigation and testing by a specialist service.
- LEAD PAINTS: No attempt is made to ascertain whether lead paints are present. Investigation requires the paint to be disturbed whereby special precautions are needed. Advice should be sought from an Asbestos expert if a testing is required.
- If the Report recommends another type of inspection or investigation then you should do this within a reasonable time period based on the severity of the items raised. If you fail to follow our recommendations then you agree and accept that you may face penalties or suffer a financial loss and indemnify us against all losses that you incur resulting from your failure to act on our advice.
- Any quoting information, measurements and images provided in the Report are provided as an aid to determine the possible costs of rectification and are not purported to be the sole source of information source required to determine costs. We accept no liability for any estimates based on information provided in the Report.
- Any recommendations for specific trades, skills or qualifications in the Report are provided as an aid only to enable further investigation or repair arrangements to be made and are not purported to be the sole or necessary trades, skills or qualifications required to effect repairs. We accept no liability for any services provided by third parties based on information provided in the Report.
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