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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.36AAll retention amounts withheld to be released from retention trust account
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### sec.36A All retention amounts withheld to be released from retention trust account
This section applies if a contracted party becomes entitled to the release of a retention amount held in a retention trust.
The trustee must not release the retention amount other than by—
withdrawing the amount from the retention trust account; and
depositing the amount into the contracted party’s account at a financial institution.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
s 36A ins 2018 No. 17 s 176W
sub 2020 No. 24 s 63
(sec.36A-ssec.1) This section applies if a contracted party becomes entitled to the release of a retention amount held in a retention trust.
(sec.36A-ssec.2) The trustee must not release the retention amount other than by— withdrawing the amount from the retention trust account; and depositing the amount into the contracted party’s account at a financial institution. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
- (a) withdrawing the amount from the retention trust account; and
- (b) depositing the amount into the contracted party’s account at a financial institution.