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DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 2000 - SECT 89

89 Construction of home based on display home

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a display home is made available for inspection by or for a building contractor; and
(b) a building owner enters into a regulated contract with the building contractor for the construction of a similar home (the contract home).

(2) In constructing the contract home, the building contractor must—

(a) carry out the construction in accordance with the same plans and specifications as were used for the construction of the display home; and
(b) carry out the construction to at least the same standards of work quality as the display home; and
(c) use materials that are at least the same quality as the materials used in the construction of the display home.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a building contractor to the extent the contract—

(a) provides for the construction of the contract home to differ from the display home; and
(b) specifically identifies the differences.


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