Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 42B

42B Carrying out building work without a nominee

(1) A licensee that is a company must not carry out, or undertake to carry out, building work unless the licensee has a nominee who holds a contractor’s licence or a nominee supervisor’s licence for the building work carried out, or undertaken to be carried out, under the company’s class of licence.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a first offence—250 penalty units; or

(b) for a second offence—300 penalty units; or

(c) for a third or later offence, or if the building work carried out is tier 1 defective work—350 penalty units.

(2) However, a licensee does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the period the licensee has not had a nominee is less than 28 days.

(3) An individual who contravenes subsection (1) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units, commits a crime.