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Home Building Act 1989
139AContinuing offences
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#### 139A Continuing offences
139A Continuing offences
> > (1) This section applies to a provision of this Act or the regulations requiring a person to do, or stop doing, something (a continuing requirement provision) regardless of whether—
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> > > (a) the requirement is imposed by a notice or in another way, or
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> > > (b) the person is required to do, or stop doing, something within a specified period.
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> > (2) A person who is guilty of an offence because the person contravenes a continuing requirement provision—
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> > > (a) continues, until the requirement is complied with and despite the fact a specified period has expired or time has passed, to be liable to comply with the requirement, and
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> > > (b) is guilty of a continuing offence for each day the contravention continues.
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> > (3) This section does not apply to an offence if the relevant provision of this Act or the regulations does not provide for a penalty for a continuing offence.
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> > (4) This section does not apply to the extent a requirement imposed on a person is revoked.
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> **s 139A:** Ins 2023 No 44, Sch 1\[16\].