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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 37H

Offences relating to compliance with direction

S. 37H(1) amended by No. 21/2017 s. 17(2).

    (1)     A builder must comply with a written direction to fix building work within the period for compliance specified in the direction.

Penalty:     500 penalty units, in the case of a natural person;

2500 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

S. 37H(1A) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 26.

    (1A)     A builder, to whom a written direction to fix building work has been given, must ensure that any other person engaged or employed by the builder who is carrying out the building work

        (a)     carries out the building work in accordance with the direction; and

        (b)     if required by the direction, stops carrying out the building work in accordance with the direction.

Penalty:     500 penalty units, in the case of a natural person;

2500 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

S. 37H(2) amended by No. 21/2017 s. 17(1).

    (2)     A builder to whom a direction to fix building work is given must not request or receive from the person for whom the building work was originally carried out (or any agent of that person) any payment for or in respect of any costs arising from anything done for the purpose of complying with the direction.

Penalty:     50 penalty units, in the case of a natural person;

250 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

S. 37HA inserted by No. 15/2016 s. 60.



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