Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT 1991 - SECT 96

96 Certain minor commercial building disputes may be expedited

(1) The tribunal may conduct an expedited hearing for a minor commercial building dispute between a subcontractor and another person if—

(a) neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds $10,000; and

(b) the dispute relates only to a claim for moneys owing by a person to the subcontractor for tribunal work completed by the subcontractor under a written contract; and

(c) the subcontractor files an application for an expedited hearing, a copy of the contract and an affidavit by the subcontractor stating that—

(i) the tribunal work under the contract has been completed by the subcontractor to the standard required under the contract; and

(ii) a claim for payment payable under the contract has been given to the other person by the subcontractor; and

(iii) the amount claimed by the subcontractor has not been paid by the other person; and

(iv) no complaint about the tribunal work under the contract has been made to the subcontractor by the other person.

(2) A hearing under this section may proceed only if the subcontractor has given the other person a copy of the application and all documents filed by the subcontractor at least 5 days before the hearing.