Victorian Numbered Acts

BUILDING AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 36 OF 2008) - SECT 8

    (1)     For section 178(3) of the Building Act 1993 substitute —

    "(3)     The Board may suspend the practitioner's registration pending the holding and determination of an inquiry if the Board considers it is in the interests of the public to do so.".

    (2)     After section 178(5) of the Building Act 1993 insert —

    "(6)     A person who has had his or her registration as a registered building practitioner suspended under subsection (3) must, as soon as possible after the decision to suspend the registration is made—

        (a)     give notice in the prescribed form of the suspension of the registration to any person who has a contract with the person relating to, or arising out of, the carrying out of his or her work as a registered building practitioner; and

        (b)     give a copy of the notice to the Board.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.".