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Building Act 1993
24FRenewal of registration of building contractor
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24F Renewal of registration of building contractor
(1) After receiving an application under section 24E that relates to an
individual and is for renewal of registration in the category of
building contractor, the Practitioners Board must renew the
registration of the individual in each sub-category of building
contractor specified in the application if satisfied the individual:
(a) is a fit and proper person to be registered in the sub-category
or sub-categories; and
determined under section 24G(a) for renewal of registration in
the sub-category or sub-categories; and
(c) has, during the current period of registration, complied with
any continuing professional development requirements
prescribed by regulation for the sub-category or sub-
categories; and
(d) has, during the current period of registration, performed
competently in the sub-category or sub-categories as shown
by performance reporting; and
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(e) currently holds, and during the period of registration will
continue to hold, the net financial assets prescribed by
regulation for the sub-category or sub-categories; and
(f) has complied with any conditions for renewal prescribed by
(g) has paid any prescribed fee for the renewal.
(2) After receiving an application under section 24E that relates to a
corporation and is for renewal of registration in the category of
building contractor, the Practitioners Board must renew the
registration of the corporation in each sub-category of building
contractor specified in the application if satisfied:
(a) at least one director or nominee of the corporation:
(i) is registered as a building practitioner in the
sub-category or sub-categories; and
(ii) has, during the current period of registration, complied
with any continuing professional development
requirements prescribed by regulation for the
sub-category or sub-categories; and
(iii) will provide adequate supervision of the building work
carried out by the corporation; and
(b) each director of the corporation who is not registered in a
sub-category specified in the application would be a fit and
proper person to be so registered if the director had applied
personally for the registration; and
(c) the corporation has, during the current period of registration,
performed competently in that category as shown by
performance reporting; and
(d) the corporation currently holds, and during the period of
registration will continue to hold, the net financial assets
prescribed by regulation for that category; and
(e) the corporation has complied with any conditions for renewal
(f) the corporation has paid any prescribed fee for renewal of
(3) Without limiting subsection (1)(f) or (2)(e), a regulation may
prescribe a condition requiring an applicant for renewal of
registration to hold an insurance policy of a type (which may include
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a professional indemnity policy) or for an amount, or both,
determined under section 24G(c).
24FA Practitioners Board must have regard to particular information
(1) Before deciding an application made under section 23, 24A or 24E,
the Practitioners Board must have regard to a relevant report or
relevant information given by a person or entity who is prescribed
by regulation.
(2) For subsection (1), a relevant report or relevant information is a
report or information relevant to a matter about which the
Practitioners Board must be satisfied under section 24, 24B, 24EA
or 24F.
(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Practitioners Board from
considering any other information it considers relevant to deciding
the application.
24FAB Practitioners Board may impose conditions on registration
(1) If the Practitioners Board decides under this Division to register a
person as a building practitioner, or renew the registration of a
person as a building practitioner, the Board may impose conditions
on the registration as the Board considers appropriate.
(2) However, the conditions must not be inconsistent with this Act, the
Regulations or a determination in force under section 24G.
(3) A registered building practitioner who has conditions imposed on
the practitioner's registration must comply with the conditions.
24FB Notice of decisions
(1) This section applies in relation to a decision of the Practitioners
Board under this Division:
(a) to register or refuse to register a person as a building
practitioner; or
(b) to renew or refuse to renew the registration of a person as a
building practitioner.
(2) As soon as practicable after making the decision, the Practitioners
Board must give written notice of the decision to the person.
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(3) The notice of the decision must set out:
(b) the fact that the person may apply to the Tribunal for a review
of the decision under section 35.
(4) If the decision is to register the person or renew the person's
registration and the Board has imposed conditions on the
registration under section 24FAB:
(a) the imposition of the conditions is taken to be part of the
decision; and
(b) the reasons for imposing the conditions must be set out in the
notice of the decision.