sec.15DContracts for maintenance work

### sec.15D Contracts for maintenance work A project trust is not required for a contract if the only project trust work to be carried out under the contract is maintenance work. In this section— maintenance work — means— testing; and taking samples and restoring the sample site; and work required on an ongoing basis to— prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or replace a component at the end of its working life; but does not include— improving a building to increase its capabilities or functions; or improving a building to meet new statutory requirements applying to the building; or a refurbishment or replacement of a building that extends the life of the building. s 15D ins 2020 No. 24 s 63 (sec.15D-ssec.1) A project trust is not required for a contract if the only project trust work to be carried out under the contract is maintenance work. (sec.15D-ssec.2) In this section— maintenance work — means— testing; and taking samples and restoring the sample site; and work required on an ongoing basis to— prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or replace a component at the end of its working life; but does not include— improving a building to increase its capabilities or functions; or improving a building to meet new statutory requirements applying to the building; or a refurbishment or replacement of a building that extends the life of the building. - (a) means— (i) testing; and (ii) taking samples and restoring the sample site; and (iii) work required on an ongoing basis to— (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (i) testing; and - (ii) taking samples and restoring the sample site; and - (iii) work required on an ongoing basis to— (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or - (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or - (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (b) does not include— (i) improving a building to increase its capabilities or functions; or (ii) improving a building to meet new statutory requirements applying to the building; or (iii) a refurbishment or replacement of a building that extends the life of the building. - (i) improving a building to increase its capabilities or functions; or - (ii) improving a building to meet new statutory requirements applying to the building; or - (iii) a refurbishment or replacement of a building that extends the life of the building. - (i) testing; and - (ii) taking samples and restoring the sample site; and - (iii) work required on an ongoing basis to— (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or - (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or - (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (A) prevent deterioration or failure of a thing; or - (B) restore a thing to its correct operating specifications; or - (C) replace a component at the end of its working life; but - (i) improving a building to increase its capabilities or functions; or - (ii) improving a building to meet new statutory requirements applying to the building; or - (iii) a refurbishment or replacement of a building that extends the life of the building.