Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) For section 25B(1)(b) of the Building Act 1993 substitute —
"(b) is a builder whose registration under Part 11 authorises the carrying out of that work; or".
(2) After section 25B(1) of the Building Act 1993 insert —
"(1A) An owner of land or a building who is required under this section to be issued with a certificate of consent to carry out domestic building work as builder must not enter into a major domestic building contract with another person to carry out the work or any part of the work unless the person is registered as a builder under Part 11 and the registration authorises the person to carry out that work.
Penalty: 60 penalty units, in the case of a first offence.
120 penalty units, in the case of a second or subsequent offence.
(1B) Subsection (1A) does not apply to an owner of land or a building if the owner took reasonable steps to ensure that the person carrying out the building work is registered as a builder under Part 11 and that the registration authorises the person to carry out that work.".