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Building Act 1975
sec.181Surrendering licence
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### sec.181 Surrendering licence
A building certifier may surrender the certifier’s licence by notice to QBCC.
The surrender takes effect—
on the day the notice is given to QBCC; or
if a later day of effect is stated in the notice—on the later day.
The building certifier must, unless the certifier has a reasonable excuse, return a licence card held by the certifier to QBCC within 10 business days after the day the surrender takes effect.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —10 penalty units.
s 181 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2013 No. 38 s 14 sch 1 ; 2025 No. 28 s 4
(sec.181-ssec.1) A building certifier may surrender the certifier’s licence by notice to QBCC.
(sec.181-ssec.2) The surrender takes effect— on the day the notice is given to QBCC; or if a later day of effect is stated in the notice—on the later day.
(sec.181-ssec.3) The building certifier must, unless the certifier has a reasonable excuse, return a licence card held by the certifier to QBCC within 10 business days after the day the surrender takes effect. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —10 penalty units.
- (a) on the day the notice is given to QBCC; or
- (b) if a later day of effect is stated in the notice—on the later day.