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Building Act 1975
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### sec.155 Who may apply
An individual may apply to QBCC for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 1 or building certifier–level 2 only if the individual holds a current accreditation issued by an accreditation standards body.
An individual may apply to QBCC for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 3 only if—
the individual holds a current accreditation issued by an accreditation standards body; and
either—
the individual holds, or has previously held, a licence at, or equivalent to, that level; or
both of the following apply—
the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2;
the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
In this section—
level 3 work means work usually carried out by a building certifier–level 3 working as a building certifier–level 3.
s 155 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2009 No. 51 s 25 ; 2012 No. 3 s 14
sub 2013 No. 5 s 61
amd 2013 No. 38 s 14 sch 1
(sec.155-ssec.1) An individual may apply to QBCC for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 1 or building certifier–level 2 only if the individual holds a current accreditation issued by an accreditation standards body.
(sec.155-ssec.2) An individual may apply to QBCC for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 3 only if— the individual holds a current accreditation issued by an accreditation standards body; and either— the individual holds, or has previously held, a licence at, or equivalent to, that level; or both of the following apply— the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2; the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
(sec.155-ssec.3) In this section— level 3 work means work usually carried out by a building certifier–level 3 working as a building certifier–level 3.
- (a) the individual holds a current accreditation issued by an accreditation standards body; and
- (b) either— (i) the individual holds, or has previously held, a licence at, or equivalent to, that level; or (ii) both of the following apply— (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2; (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
- (i) the individual holds, or has previously held, a licence at, or equivalent to, that level; or
- (ii) both of the following apply— (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2; (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
- (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2;
- (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
- (i) the individual holds, or has previously held, a licence at, or equivalent to, that level; or
- (ii) both of the following apply— (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2; (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
- (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2;
- (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.
- (A) the individual has at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licensed as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2;
- (B) the period of experience mentioned in subsubparagraph (A) was completed not more than 2 years before the application for the licence is made.