Sch 3Transitional provisions

Schedule 3—Transitional provisions 2—Transitional (1) Subject to this Act, a licence in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause continues in force as a licence subject to the same licence conditions (if any). (2) Subject to this Act, registration in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause continues in force as registration subject to the same conditions of registration (if any). (3) If a licence or registration in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause authorises the performance or supervision of building work within a specified trade only, the licence or registration will, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be subject to conditions limiting the work that may be performed or supervised under the authority of the licence or registration to work within that trade (subject to variation or revocation of those conditions by the Commissioner under this Act). (4) Subject to this Act, an exemption in force under section 14 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause continues as a corresponding exemption by the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act subject to the same conditions of exemption (if any). (5) Subject to this Act, approval of a registered building work supervisor in relation to a licensed builder's business in force under section 18 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause continues as a corresponding approval by the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act. (6) If an order or decision of the Commercial Tribunal is in force or continues to have effect under Part 4 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this clause, the order or decision has effect as if it were an order of the District Court under Part 4 of this Act. (6a) If a person— (a) who was disqualified from being licensed or registered under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act; and (b) who remains disqualified at the commencement of this subclause, is employed or otherwise engaged in the business of a building work contractor during the period of that disqualification, both that person and the building work contractor are guilty of an offence. (6b) Subclause (6a) applies after its commencement, whether the contract of employment or other engagement was entered into before or after its commencement. (7) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 applies, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Schedule, to the repeal of the Builders Licensing Act 1986. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Legislation repealed by principal Act The Building Work Contractors Act 1995 repealed the following: Builders Licensing Act 1986 Legislation amended by principal Act The Building Work Contractors Act 1995 amended the following: District Court Act 1991 Magistrates Court Act 1991 Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Building Work Contractors Act 1995 7.12.1995 1.6.1996 (Gazette 23.5.1996 p2536) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 2.5.1996 Sch (cl 7)—3.2.1997 (Gazette 19.12.1996 p1923) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 1998 as amended by 22/1998 Pt 2 (ss 4—9) and Sch—28.5.1998 (Gazette 28.5.1998 p2292) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Amendment Act 1998 Building Work Contractors (GST) Amendment Act 1999 District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000 20.4.2000 Sch 1 (cl 4)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 2001 11.10.2001 Pt 2 (ss 4—9)—1.11.2001 (Gazette 25.10.2001 p4686) Statutes Amendment (Courts and Judicial Administration) Act 2001 6.12.2001 Pt 2 (ss 4 & 5)—3.2.2002 (Gazette 24.1.2002 p346) Statutes Amendment (Advisory Panels Repeal) Act 2008 Pt 2 (s 3)—13.3.2008 Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Fair Trading) Act 2009 23.7.2009 Pt 2 (ss 4—6)—3.9.2009 (Gazette 3.9.2009 p4367) Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 10.12.2009 Sch 1 (cl 2)—10.12.2011 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915) Business Names Registration (Transitional Arrangements) Act 2012 22.3.2012 Sch 1 (cl 5)—28.5.2012 (Gazette 19.4.2012 p1467) Statutes Amendment (Courts Efficiency Reforms) Act 2012 22.11.2012 Pt 2 (ss 4 & 5)—1.7.2013 (Gazette 16.5.2013 p1541) Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013 23.5.2013 Pt 7 (s 11)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498) Statutes Amendment (Occupational Licensing) Act 2013 21.11.2013 Pt 2 (ss 4, 5, 7, 10—12)—1.11.2014 (Gazette 9.10.2014 p6095); ss 6, 8 & 9—21.11.2015 (Gazette 29.10.2015 p4742) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2017 15.3.2017 Pt 4 (ss 14—17)—1.7.2017 (Gazette 22.6.2017 p2224) Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019 11.7.2019 Pt 6 (ss 38 to 50)—4.5.2020 (Gazette 27.2.2020 p442) Public Holidays Act 2023 7.12.2023 Sch 1 (cl 5)—1.1.2024: s 2 Statutes Amendment (Building and Construction Industry Review—Penalties) Act 2025 4.12.2025 Pt 2 (ss 3 to 20)—15.1.2026 (Gazette 15.1.2026 p27) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Pt 1 s 2 s 3 s 3(1) s 3 redesignated as s 3(1) by 21/1998 s 4 building amended by 71/2013 s 4 District Court deleted by 14/2019 s 38(1) GST inserted by 78/1999 s 2 GST law inserted by 78/1999 s 2 Tribunal inserted by 14/2019 s 38(2) s 3(2) inserted by 21/1998 s 4 Pt 2 s 6 s 6(1) amended by 71/2013 s 5 amended by 68/2025 s 3 s 6(3) and (4) inserted by 7/2017 s 14 s 7 s 7(2) amended by 71/2013 s 6 s 8 s 8(2) amended by 47/2001 s 4(a) s 8(3)—(6) inserted by 47/2001 s 4(b) s 9 s 9(1) amended by 39/2009 s 4(1) amended by 71/2013 s 7(1) (d) deleted by 71/2013 s 7(1) s 9(1a) inserted by 71/2013 s 7(2) s 9(2) amended by 39/2009 s 4(2) amended by 71/2013 s 7(3) (b)(iii) deleted by 71/2013 s 7(3) s 9(2a) inserted by 71/2013 s 7(4) s 10 s 10(1) substituted by 14/2019 s 39(1) s 10(2) amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(a)) substituted by 14/2019 s 39(1) s 10(4) amended by 14/2019 s 39(2) s 10(5) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(b)) s 10(6) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(c)) s 10A inserted by 47/2001 s 5 s 11 s 11(3) amended by 47/2001 s 6 amended by 7/2017 s 15 Pt 3 s 13 s 13(2) amended by 71/2013 s 8 s 14 substituted by 71/2013 s 9 s 15 s 15(1) s 15 redesignated as s 15(1) by 47/2001 s 7 s 15(2)—(6) inserted by 47/2001 s 7 s 16 substituted by 71/2013 s 10 s 17 s 17(1) substituted by 14/2019 s 40(1) s 17(2) amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(d)) substituted by 14/2019 s 40(1) s 17(4) amended by 14/2019 s 40(2) s 17(5) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(e)) s 17(6) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 4(f)) s 17A inserted by 47/2001 s 8 s 18 s 18(3) amended by 47/2001 s 9 amended by 7/2017 s 16 s 19 s 19(4) substituted by 71/2013 s 11(1) s 19(6) deleted by 71/2013 s 11(2) s 19(7) amended by 68/2025 s 4(1), (2) s 19(8) amended by 71/2013 s 11(3)—(5) amended by 68/2025 s 4(3), (4) Pt 3A inserted by 39/2009 s 5 substituted by 71/2013 s 12 s 19A s 19A(4) and (5) substituted by 14/2019 s 41(1) s 19A(6) amended by 14/2019 s 41(2) s 19A(7) substituted by 14/2019 s 41(3) s 19A(8) deleted by 14/2019 s 41(3) Pt 3B inserted by 71/2013 s 12 s 19B s 19B(3) and (4) substituted by 14/2019 s 42(1) s 19B(5) amended by 14/2019 s 42(2) s 19B(6) substituted by 14/2019 s 42(3) s 19B(7) deleted by 14/2019 s 42(3) Pt 4 s 22 amended by 14/2019 s 43 s 23 s 23(1) amended by 14/2019 s 44(1) s 23(2) amended by 14/2019 s 44(1), (2) s 24 amended by 21/1998 s 5 substituted by 14/2019 s 45 s 25 s 25(1) amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 1 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3 amended by 14/2019 s 46 amended by 68/2025 s 5 s 25(2) amended by 14/2019 s 46 s 26 amended by 14/2019 s 47 amended by 68/2025 s 6 Pt 5 s 28 s 28(2) amended by 68/2025 s 7 s 29 s 29(8a)—(8c) inserted by 78/1999 s 3(a) s 29(9) amended by 68/2025 s 8 s 29(10) cost-plus clause fixed price contract GST clause s 30 s 30(1) amended by 77/2009 Sch 1 cl 2(1)—(4) (b) deleted by 68/2025 s 9(1) amended by 68/2025 s 9(2) s 30(2) amended by 77/2009 Sch 1 cl 2(5) amended by 68/2025 s 9(3) s 30(2a) and (2b) inserted by 68/2025 s 9(4) s 30(3) amended by 77/2009 Sch 1 cl 2(6) s 30(4) prescribed payment inserted by 68/2025 s 9(5) s 31 s 31(2) amended by 68/2025 s 10(1), (2) s 34 amended by 68/2025 s 11 s 36 s 36(5) business day deleted by 39/2023 Sch 1 cl 5 1.1.2024 s 37 s 37(9) amended by 68/2025 s 12 s 39 amended by 21/1998 s 6 s 40 s 40(1) amended by 69/2001 s 4 3.2.2002 amended by 43/2012 s 4 1.7.2013 Pt 6 deleted by 5/2008 s 3 Pt 7 s 45 s 45(1) amended by 7/2017 s 17 s 46 s 46(2a) inserted by 39/2009 s 6 s 47 s 47(1) amended by 14/2019 s 48(1), (2) s 47(3) inserted by 14/2019 s 48(3) ss 47A—47D inserted by 68/2025 s 13 s 48 amended by 21/1998 Sch cl 1 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3 amended by 68/2025 s 14 s 49 amended by 3/2012 Sch 1 cl 5 28.5.2012 amended by 68/2025 s 15(1), (2) s 50 s 50(1) amended by 68/2025 s 16(1), (2) s 51 s 51(1) amended by 68/2025 s 17(1), (2) s 56 deleted by 16/2013 s 11 17.6.2013 s 58 s 58(1) substituted by 21/1998 Sch cl 1 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3 substituted by 68/2025 s 18 s 58(1a) inserted by 68/2025 s 18 s 62 s 62(2) amended by 68/2025 s 19 Sch 1 before deletion by 14/2019 scl (4) amended by 21/1998 s 7 Sch 1 deleted by 14/2019 s 49 Sch 2 scl (4) amended by 21/1998 s 8 Sch 3 cl 1 cl 2 cl 2(6a) amended by 68/2025 s 20 cll (6a) and (6b) inserted by 21/1998 s 9 Sch 4 Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 An Act repealed or amended by this Act will continue to apply (as in force immediately prior to the repeal or amendment coming into operation) to an expiation notice issued under the repealed or amended Act. Statutes Amendment (Courts and Judicial Administration) Act 2001 The amendments made to the principal Act by this Part— (a) do not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Part (and those proceedings may continue as if this Act had not been enacted); and (b) apply in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of this Part (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of this Part). Statutes Amendment (Courts Efficiency Reforms) Act 2012 The amendment made to the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 by this Part— (a) does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Part (and those proceedings may continue as if this Act had not been enacted); and (b) applies in respect of proceedings commenced on or after the commencement of this Part (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of this Part). Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019, Pt 6 50—Transitional provisions (1) A right of appeal under section 10, 17, 19A or 19B of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before that right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before the Tribunal rather than the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court. (2) A right to lodge a complaint under section 22 of the principal Act with respect to a matter in existence before the relevant day, with the effect that the relevant proceedings would have been commenced before the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court, will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before the right arose, so that the complaint may be lodged with the Tribunal rather than the District Court. (3) A decision or order of the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court under Part 4 of the principal Act in force immediately before the relevant day will, on and from the relevant day, be taken to be a decision or order of the Tribunal. (4) Nothing in this section affects any proceedings before the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court commenced before the relevant day. (5) A member of each panel of persons who may sit as assessors established under Schedule 1 of the principal Act (as in force immediately before the relevant day) will cease to hold office on the commencement of this subsection and any contract of employment, agreement or arrangement relating to the office held by that member is terminated by force of this subsection at the same time. (6) In this section— principal Act means the Building Work Contractors Act 1995; relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation; Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. Historical versions Reprint No 1—3.2.1997 Reprint No 2—28.5.1998 Reprint No 3—2.12.1999 Reprint No 4—1.6.2000 Reprint No 5—1.11.2001 Reprint No 6—3.2.2002 28.5.2012 17.6.2013 1.7.2013 1.1.2024