Queensland Consolidated Regulations

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION REGULATION 2018 - REG 18A

18A Circumstances prescribed for exemption from Act, s 42C(1)—Act, s 42C

(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person was carrying out work (the
"relevant work" ) that, on the commencement, would be within the scope of work for a relevant fire protection occupational licence.

(2) For section 42C (3A) of the Act , the circumstances prescribed are—

(a) the person carried out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor before the commencement; and

(b) the person continues to carry out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor from the commencement; and

(c) the person applies for the relevant fire protection occupational licence on or before the required application day for the licence; and

(d) the person’s application mentioned in paragraph (c) has not been withdrawn or decided.

(3) In this section—

"appropriately licensed contractor" , in relation to relevant work, means a person who—

(a) holds a contractor’s licence authorising the person to carry out the relevant work; or

(b) is otherwise authorised under an Act to carry out the relevant work.

"relevant fire protection occupational licence" means a fire protection occupational licence of a class mentioned in—

(a) schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 (1), (3), (4) or (5); or

(b) schedule 3 , part 5 , section 1 (1); or

(c) schedule 3 , part 10 , section 1 (1).

"required application day" means—

(a) for the relevant fire protection occupational licence mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 —1 May 2025; or

(b) for another relevant fire protection occupational licence—1 May 2024.