Northern Territory Numbered Acts

BUILDING AMENDMENT (RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSUMER PROTECTION) ACT 2012 (NO 7 OF 2012) - NOTES

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Table of provisions

Division 3C Disciplinary action for contravention of Commissioner's decision

34X Application of Division

34Y Disciplinary action by Practitioners Board

34Z Notice of decision
Part 5A Prescribed residential building work – consumer protection

Division 1 Preliminary matters

54A Application of Part

54AB Prescribed residential building work and residential builders

54AC Requirement for authorised RBI policy or fidelity certificate

54AD Current owner

Division 2 Consumer guarantees for prescribed residential building work

54B Consumer guarantees

54BA Contracts not to exclude consumer guarantees or other rights

54BB Current owner of land or building entitled to guarantees

54BC Other consumer rights not affected

Division 3 Residential building insurance provided by approved insurers

54C Residential building insurance

54CA Approval of insurers

54CB Authorised RBI policy

54CC Provisions of authorised RBI policy

54CD RBI policy document

54CE Annual statement about claims

54CF Notice of cessation as approved insurer

54CG Directions by Minister

54CH Offence to give misleading information or document

54CI Insurer's liability not affected if given misleading information

54CJ Regulations

Division 4 Fidelity certificates and approved fidelity fund schemes

54D Fidelity certificate

54DA Application for approval of fidelity fund scheme

54DB Deciding application

54DC Prudential standards for approved scheme

54DD Compliance with conditions and prudential standards

54DE Powers of Minister

54DF Orders consequential on suspension or cancellation of approval

Division 5 Auditors and actuaries of approved scheme

54E Appointment of auditor and actuary

54EA Auditor's role

54EB Actuary's role

54EC Compliance with prudential standards

54ED Notice to Minister about insolvency or contravention

54EE Giving information to Minister

54EF Appointment of special actuary to investigate liabilities

54EG Special actuary's report

54EH Obligations of trustees to auditor, actuary and special actuary

54EI Protection of auditor, actuary and special actuary from liability

Division 6 Commissioner and consumer guarantee disputes

54F Commissioner of Residential Building Disputes

54FA Functions and powers of Commissioner

54FB Technical inspection and report

54FC Application to Commissioner for decision

54FD Consumer guarantee dispute procedures generally

54FE Concurrent consumer guarantee disputes and other contractual disputes

54FF Regulations
Part 19 Transitional matters for Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Act 2012

190 Definitions

191 Continuation of building permit and approved insurance policy for relevant building work

192 Relevant building work under residential building contract

193 Relevant building work for which residential building contract not required

194 Transitional regulations

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. 7 of 2012

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[Assented to 27 April 2012]

[Second reading 23 November 2011]