Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS (LICENSING) ACT 2004 (NO. 12 OF 2004)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      What is a construction practitioner?  
   7.      What is a construction occupation?  
   8.      What is a builder?  
   9.      What is a building surveyor?  
   10.     What is a drainer?  
   11.     What is an electrician?  
   12.     What is a gasfitter?  
   13.     What is a plumber?  
   14.     What is a plumbing plan certifier?  
   15.     Classes of construction occupations  
   16.     What is an operational Act?  

   PART 3--CONSTRUCTION PRACTITIONERS LICENCES

           Division 3.1--General

   17.     Licence applications  
   18.     Eligibility for licence  
   19.     Decision on licence application  
   20.     Multiple occupations, classes and authorisation  
   21.     Licence conditions  
   22.     Endorsements on licences  
   23.     Form of licence  
   24.     Term of licence  
   25.     Licence renewal  
   26.     Voluntary licence cancellation  

           Division 3.2--Nominees

   27.     Meaning of mandatory requirement for div 3.2  
   28.     Nominees of corporations and partnerships  
   29.     Resignation of nominee  
   30.     Revocation of nominee's appointment  
   31.     Role of nominees  
   32.     Legislation Act and nominee appointments  

   PART 4--RECTIFICATION ORDERS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS ON LICENSEES

   33.     Meaning of authorised action and authorised licensee in pt  
   34.     Intention to make rectification order  
   35.     When rectification order may be made  
   36.     Considerations for deciding under s 34 and s 35  
   37.     Rectification order inappropriate  
   38.     Rectification orders  
   39.     Emergency rectification order  
   40.     Rectification order offence  
   41.     Failure to comply with order  
   42.     Action on emergency rectification order  
   43.     Hindering or obstructing authorised licensee  
   44.     Damage etc by authorised licensee to be minimised  
   45.     Compensation  
   46.     Protection of authorised licensees from liability  
   47.     Licensee to give evidence of insurance  

   PART 5--AUTOMATIC LICENCE SUSPENSION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION

           Division 5.1--Automatic licence suspension

   48.     Automatic suspension of individual licence  
   49.     Automatic suspension of corporate licence  
   50.     Automatic suspension of partnership licence  
   51.     Automatic suspension of building surveyors licence  
   52.     Automatic suspension of plumbing plan certifiers licence  
   53.     End of automatic licence suspension  

           Division 5.2--Disciplinary action by registrar

   54.     Disciplinary grounds  
   55.     When disciplinary notice may be given  
   56.     Disciplinary notices  
   57.     Interim licence suspension  
   58.     Effect of interim suspension  
   59.     Revocation of interim suspension  
   60.     Decision about disciplinary action  
   61.     Disciplinary action  
   62.     Considerations for deciding what disciplinary action to take  
   63.     Builders licence affected by disciplinary or other action  
   64.     Public notice of decision  
   65.     Effect of non-renewal on suspended licence  

           Division 5.3--Disciplinary inquiries

   66.     Notice of inquiry  
   67.     Inquiry procedure  
   68.     Evidence at inquiry  
   69.     Legal representation at inquiry  
   70.     Advisory board assistance at inquiry  
   71.     Registrar may require appearance, information or documents  
   72.     Witness expenses  

           Division 5.4--Miscellaneous

   73.     Multiple occupation or class licences  
   74.     Requirement to return surrendered licence  

   PART 6--ENFORCEMENT

   75.     Meaning of compliance auditor for pt 6  
   76.     Compliance auditors  
   77.     Role of compliance auditor  
   78.     Identity cards  
   79.     Functions not to be exercised before identity card shown  
   80.     Functions of compliance auditors  

   PART 7--OFFENCES

   81.     Pretending to be licensed  
   82.     No nominee  
   83.     Advertising without details  
   84.     Certain entities not to provide construction services  
   85.     Allowing unlicensed people to provide construction service  
   86.     Surrender of licences  
   87.     Breach of licence conditions or codes  
   88.     Notification of cancellation of insurance  

   PART 8--DEMERIT POINTS SYSTEM

   89.     Definitions for pt 8  
   90.     Meaning of previous 3 years for pt 8  
   91.     Recording demerit points  
   92.     When demerit points are incurred  
   93.     Deleting demerit points  
   94.     Warning notices  
   95.     Consequences of incurring demerit points—licensees  
   96.     Consequences of incurring demerit points—applicant for issue or renewal of  
   97.     Licence suspension  
   98.     Licence disqualification  
   99.     Demerit points incurred but not taken into account for notice of licence suspension  
   100.    Issue of licence suspension notice etc  
   101.    Keeping demerit points register  
   102.    Security and disclosure of information in demerit points register  

   PART 9--ADMINISTRATION

   103.    Construction occupations registrar  
   104.    Registrar's functions  
   105.    Delegation by registrar  
   106.    Deputy registrars  
   107.    The register  
   108.    Recording rectification orders  
   109.    Recording contravention of rectification orders  
   110.    Recording interim licence suspension  
   111.    Removal of information from register  
   112.    Annual report by registrar  
   113.    Evidentiary certificates  

   PART 10--ADVISORY BOARDS

   114.    Establishment of advisory boards  
   115.    Constitution of advisory board  
   116.    Advisory board functions  

   PART 11--COMPLAINTS

   117.    Who may complain?  
   118.    Form of complaint  
   119.    Withdrawal of complaints  
   120.    Further information about complaint etc  
   121.    Investigation of complaint  
   122.    No further action  
   123.    Action after investigating complaint  

   PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

   124.    Review of decisions  
   125.    Protection of registrar, advisory boards etc  
   126.    AS 3500 and Legislation Act, s 47  
   127.    Determination of fees  
   128.    Approved forms  
   129.    Regulation-making power  

   PART 13--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   130.    Definitions for pt 13  
   131.    Review of Act  
   132.    Legislation repealed  
   133.    End of licences or registration of people taken to be licensed or  
   134.    Building surveyors  
   135.    Electricians  
   136.    Plumbers, drainers and gasfitters  
   137.    Fire sprinkler's licence  
   138.    Plumbing plan certifiers  
   139.    Suspensions under repealed Act  
   140.    Suspended electricians  
   141.    Application of rectification orders  
   142.    Applications for registration under repealed Act  
   143.    Former licensee in s 54 (3)  
   144.    Applications for builders' licences under Building Act  
   145.    Eligible applicants for builders' licences without  
   146.    Current builder's licence  
   147.    Applications for licence or permit under Electricity Safety Act  
   148.    Applications for licence or certificate of competency under Plumbers, Drainers and Gasfitters  
   149.    Contraventions before commencement day  
   150.    Meaning of demerit disciplinary ground for pt 8  
   151.    New regulations  
   152.    Transitional regulations  
   153.     Expiry of pt 13  
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