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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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