Accreditation scheme
- (1)
- The regulations may prescribe an
accreditation scheme for persons who wish to enter into
Commonwealth building contracts with the Commonwealth or Commonwealth
authorities.
- (2)
- The regulations must provide for the Federal Safety Commissioner to be the
accrediting authority under the scheme.
- (3)
- The regulations may prescribe fees for applications made under the
regulations.
Commonwealth building contracts not to be entered into with persons who are
not accredited
- (4)
- The Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority must not
enter into a Commonwealth building contract with a person or persons unless
the person, or each of the persons, is an accredited person at the time the
contract is entered into. This subsection does not apply to contracts
prescribed by the regulations.
- (5)
- Subsection (4) overrides:
(a) any Commonwealth provision enacted before the commencement of this
section; and
(b) any Commonwealth provision enacted after the commencement of this
section, unless the provision expressly refers to this section.
- (6)
- A contravention of subsection (4) in respect of a contract does
not affect the validity of the contract.
- (7)
- In this section:
"accredited person" means a person who is accredited under the
accreditation scheme.
"Commonwealth authority" means a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of
the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 .
"Commonwealth building contract" means a contract under which a person agrees
with the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority to carry out building work
or arrange for building work to be carried out.
"Commonwealth provision" means a provision of a law of the Commonwealth.
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