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Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995
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47A Requirement to stop domestic building work
(1) At any time after the referral, the chief dispute resolution officer may, by written notice given to the builder, require the builder to stop—
(a) all domestic building work under the domestic building contract; or
(b) the domestic building work under the domestic building contract that is specified in the notice.
(2) The notice (a ***stop work notice***) may be given if the chief dispute resolution officer considers that—
(a) there is a reasonable possibility that evidence relevant to the matters in dispute may be lost or become impractical to obtain if the domestic building work were to continue; or
(b) it is appropriate for any other reason to give the notice.
(3) A stop work notice has effect for the period, not exceeding 30 days, specified in the notice.
S. 47B inserted by No. 15/2016 s. 6.