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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.24Contracting party to report related entities
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### sec.24 Contracting party to report related entities
This section applies if—
a project trust is established for a contract; and
the contracting party knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a subcontractor beneficiary is a related entity for the contracted party.
The contracting party must, using an approved way, inform the commissioner of the matter within 5 business days after the party first becomes aware, or ought reasonably to have become aware, of the matter.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
s 24 sub 2020 No. 24 s 63
(sec.24-ssec.1) This section applies if— a project trust is established for a contract; and the contracting party knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a subcontractor beneficiary is a related entity for the contracted party.
(sec.24-ssec.2) The contracting party must, using an approved way, inform the commissioner of the matter within 5 business days after the party first becomes aware, or ought reasonably to have become aware, of the matter. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
- (a) a project trust is established for a contract; and
- (b) the contracting party knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a subcontractor beneficiary is a related entity for the contracted party.