Victorian Numbered Acts

BUILDING AMENDMENT (REGISTRATION OF BUILDING TRADES AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2018 (NO. 46 OF 2018) - SECT 10

After section 169E of the Principal Act insert —

        " 169EA     Offence to carry out certain types of building work unless registered or licensed

    (1)     A person must not carry out a type of building work that is prescribed for the purposes of this section unless the person—

        (a)         is registered under this Part and that registration authorises the carrying out of that building work; or

        (b)     is licensed under Part 11A and that licence authorises the carrying out of that building work and the person is carrying out the building work in the course of the person's employment.

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

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

    (2)         A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(b) if the person is employed under a training contract to carry out a type of building work referred to in subsection (1) by an employer who has been approved under section 5.5.7 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority to employ that person under the training contract.".