New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 - SECT 4

4 Unlicensed contracting

(1) A person must not contract to do--

(a) any residential building work, or

(b) any specialist work,

except as or on behalf of an individual, partnership or corporation that is the holder of a contractor licence authorising its holder to contract to do that work.

: Maximum penalty--1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(2) The holder of a contractor licence who has contracted to do any residential building work must not contract with another person for the other person to do the work (or any part of the work) for the holder unless the other person is the holder of a contractor licence to do work of that kind.

: Maximum penalty--1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(3) The holder of a contractor licence must not contract with another person for the other person to do any work (or part of any work) for the holder for which insurance is required under this Act unless the other person is the holder of a contractor licence to do work of that kind.

: Maximum penalty--1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(4) A developer in relation to residential building work must not contract with another person for the other person to do that residential building work on behalf of the developer unless the other person is the holder of a contractor licence authorising the other person to do work of that kind.

: Maximum penalty--1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(5) A person is not guilty of an offence against subsection (2), (3) or (4) if the person establishes that the person did all that could reasonably be required to prevent the contravention of the subsection.

(6) An individual who is convicted of a second or subsequent offence under a provision of this section is liable to a penalty not exceeding 500 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.