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Building Act 1993
60ANotification of change of building contractor
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60A Notification of change of building contractor
(1) If the owner of land (in respect of which a building permit has been
granted for building work to which Part 4A applies) engages
another building contractor to carry out the building work, he or she
must, not later than 14 days after engaging the building contractor,
notify the building certifier who granted the permit.
(2) If an owner-builder who has been granted a building permit to carry
out building work under the owner-builder certificate engages a
building contractor to carry out the building work, he or she must,
not later than 14 days after engaging the building contractor, notify
the building certifier who granted the permit.
(3) Notification under subsection (1) or (2) must:
(a) be in writing and include details of the building contractor's
registration; and
(b) if the building contractor is required to enter into a residential
building contract for the building work – be accompanied by
evidence, in the approved form, that the building contractor
has done so; and
(c) if the building work is prescribed residential building work – be
accompanied by the RBI policy document, or a copy of the
fidelity certificate, in force for the work.
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(4) The building certifier must, not later than 14 days after being
notified under subsection (1) or (2), amend the building permit to
include details of the building contractor engaged to carry out the
(5) For subsection (1), if the contract required by section 48B has been
entered into by a person authorised by the owner of the land, a
reference in subsection (1) to the owner of land includes that
person.