Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 74AU

74AU Proceeding for contravention

(1) This section applies to a contravention or alleged contravention of this part.

(2) No proceedings for the contravention may be taken or continued against a person if a building product undertaking is in effect in relation to the contravention.

(3) No proceedings may be taken for the contravention against a person who has made a building product undertaking for the contravention and has completely discharged the undertaking.

(4) The commission may accept a building product undertaking for the contravention before proceedings for the contravention have been finalised.

(5) If the commission accepts a building product undertaking as stated in subsection (4) , the commission must take all reasonable steps to have the proceedings discontinued as soon as practicable.

(6) In this section—

"proceedings" includes proceedings for disciplinary action under part 6A .