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QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 51B

Licensed contractor must not contract with unlicensed person

51B Licensed contractor must not contract with unlicensed person

(1) This section applies to building work for which a person must hold a contractor’s licence under this Act.
Note—
A person mentioned in schedule 1A is not required to hold a contractor’s licence in the circumstances stated in the schedule.
(2) A licensed contractor must not contract with a person for the person to carry out the building work unless the person holds a contractor’s licence of the appropriate class under this Act.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a first offence—80 penalty units; and
(b) for a second offence—120 penalty units; and
(c) for a third or subsequent offence—160 penalty units.
(3) In a proceeding taken against a licensed contractor for an offence against this section it is a defence for the contractor to prove the contractor took all reasonable action to ensure compliance with this section.
(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the application of the Criminal Code , section 23 or 24 .



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