16 Builder must not seek more than the contract price (1) A builder who enters into a domestic building contract must not demand, recover or retain from the building owner an amount of money under the contract in excess of the contract price unless authorised to do so by this Act. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any amount that is demanded, recovered or retained in respect of the contract as a result of a cause of action the builder may have that does not involve a claim made under the contract.

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Section 16 - Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 - Builder must not seek more than the contract price — Zoe