Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 74AZA

74AZA Suppliers, installers and particular architects and engineers

(1) This section applies if a responsible person to whom a recall order applies—

(a) produces a copy of the recall order to any of the following persons—

(i) a supplier or installer of a building product the subject of the order;

(ii) an architect or engineer who, in designing a building, specifies that a building product the subject of the order be associated with the building; and

(b) asks the supplier, installer, architect or engineer for help in relation to the recall order.

(2) The supplier, installer, architect or engineer must give the responsible person reasonable help in relation to the recall order.

Examples of reasonable help by supplier—

• ceasing the supply of the recalled building product

• putting up a sign about the recall at the supplier’s place of business

• providing a collection point for recalled building products

• identifying or contacting persons supplied with the recalled building product

• giving the responsible person information about the number of items of recalled building products sold, in stock or returned by customers

Examples of reasonable help by installer—

• identifying or contacting owners of the buildings in which the building product has been installed

• giving the responsible person information about the building products the installer has removed from buildings

Examples of reasonable help by architect or engineer—

• ceasing to specify the recalled building product in designs

• identifying or contacting persons to whom the architect or engineer gave a design specifying the recalled building product be associated with a building

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.