Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The appropriate insurance premium payable under section 68D for residential construction work must be paid to the authority by the following--
(a) if section 68B applies, the licensed contractor;
(b) if section 68C applies, the construction manager who holds a contractor's licence of the relevant class.
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.
(1A) The premium must be paid--
(a) if section 68B(a) applies, as soon as practicable after the contract is entered into with the consumer; or
(b) if section 68C applies, as soon as practicable after the construction management contract is entered into with the principal; or
(c) if section 68B(b) applies, before residential construction work is started.
(2) An assessment manager or compliance assessor must not, under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, issue a development approval or a compliance permit for building work in respect of residential construction work unless--
(a) the assessment manager or compliance assessor has written information from the authority showing that the appropriate insurance premium has been paid; or
(b) the applicant produces satisfactory evidence that no insurance premium is payable.
(3) A certificate of insurance issued by the authority in relation to residential construction work is conclusive evidence that the work is covered by a policy of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme.
(4) A private certifier who is acting as an assessment manager must not contravene subsection (2).
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.