Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 68I

68I Commencement of cover

(1) For residential construction work carried out under a contract with a consumer (other than work that is the subject of a construction management contract), cover under the statutory insurance scheme for the work comes into force on the earliest of the following to happen—

(a) a licensed contractor pays the appropriate insurance premium for the work under section 68B (2) ;

(b) the consumer enters into the contract with a licensed contractor for the carrying out of the work;

(c) a licensed contractor starts carrying out the work.

(2) For speculative residential construction work, cover under the statutory insurance scheme for the work comes into force on the earlier of the following to happen—

(a) the licensed contractor who is to carry out the work pays the appropriate insurance premium for the work under section 68B (3) ;

(b) the contractor starts carrying out the work.

(3) For residential construction work managed by a construction manager under a construction management contract, cover under the statutory insurance scheme for the work comes into force on the earlier of the following to happen—

(a) the construction manager pays the appropriate insurance premium for the work under section 68C (2) ;

(b) a licensed contractor starts carrying out the work.

(4) Optional additional cover comes into force when the appropriate insurance premium for the relevant residential construction work is paid under section 67Z (3) .