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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.24AContracting party to report failure to establish project trust
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### sec.24A Contracting party to report failure to establish project trust
This section applies if the contracting party for a contract knows or ought reasonably to know—
a project trust is required for the contract; and
a project trust account has not been opened for the trust as required under section 18 .
The contracting party must, using an approved way, report the matter to the commissioner.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
s 24A ins 2020 No. 24 s 63
(sec.24A-ssec.1) This section applies if the contracting party for a contract knows or ought reasonably to know— a project trust is required for the contract; and a project trust account has not been opened for the trust as required under section 18 .
(sec.24A-ssec.2) The contracting party must, using an approved way, report the matter to the commissioner. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) a project trust is required for the contract; and
- (b) a project trust account has not been opened for the trust as required under section 18 .