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Home Building Act 1989
32AAUnlicensed contracting
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#### 32AA Unlicensed contracting
32AA Unlicensed contracting
> > (1) The holder of an owner-builder permit must not contract with another person for that person to do any residential building work (or any part of the work) for the holder unless the person is the holder of a contractor licence to do work of that kind.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
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> > (2) The holder of an owner-builder permit is not guilty of an offence under this section if the holder establishes that the holder did all that could reasonably be required to prevent the contravention of this section.
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> **s 32AA:** Ins 2004 No 101, Sch 4 \[7\].