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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.18BNotice of project trust account’s opening, closing or name change
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### sec.18B Notice of project trust account’s opening, closing or name change
This section applies if a trustee, or another person on behalf of a trustee, takes any of the following actions in relation to the project trust account—
opens the account;
changes the name of the account;
closes the account;
transfers the account.
Within 5 business days after taking the action, the trustee must give to the contracting party, and must give to the commissioner using an approved way, a notice—
stating the action taken; and
including the information prescribed by regulation.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
s 18B ins 2020 No. 24 s 63
(sec.18B-ssec.1) This section applies if a trustee, or another person on behalf of a trustee, takes any of the following actions in relation to the project trust account— opens the account; changes the name of the account; closes the account; transfers the account.
(sec.18B-ssec.2) Within 5 business days after taking the action, the trustee must give to the contracting party, and must give to the commissioner using an approved way, a notice— stating the action taken; and including the information prescribed by regulation. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
- (a) opens the account;
- (b) changes the name of the account;
- (c) closes the account;
- (d) transfers the account.
- (a) stating the action taken; and
- (b) including the information prescribed by regulation.