33CAdditional requirements for obtaining contractor licences

33C Additional requirements for obtaining contractor licences

33C Additional requirements for obtaining contractor licences

(1) A contractor licence must not be issued unless the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) the applicant has, or proposes to have, such numbers of nominated supervisors for the contractor licence as the Secretary considers are needed to ensure that all work for which the contractor licence is required will be done or supervised by qualified individuals, and

(b) the applicant, if also applying for an endorsement of the contractor licence to show that it is the equivalent of a supervisor certificate—

(i) satisfies the requirements of section 33D for the issue of a supervisor certificate to the applicant, and

(ii) is not disqualified from holding a supervisor certificate or a supervisor certificate of a particular kind, and

(iii) is not the holder of a supervisor certificate that is suspended.

(2) Despite section 33B(1)(a)(xiii) and (xv), a contractor licence may be issued if—

(a) the licence does not authorise its holder to do general building work or swimming pool building, and

(b) the Secretary is of the opinion that there is no evident risk to the public that the applicant will be unable to complete contracts entered into in the future to do residential building work or specialist work, and

(c) the Secretary is of the opinion that the relevant person concerned took all reasonable steps to avoid the bankruptcy, liquidation or appointment of a controller or administrator, and

(d) the licence is subject to a condition that the holder must not enter into a contract to do work if the contract price exceeds $20,000 (inclusive of GST) or (if the contract price is not known) the reasonable cost of the labour and materials involved in the work exceeds $20,000 (inclusive of GST).

(3) Despite section 33B(1)(a)(xiv), (xvi) and (xvii), a contractor licence may be issued if, after considering evidence supplied by the applicant, the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) there is no evident risk to the public that the applicant will be unable to complete contracts entered into in the future to do residential building work or specialist work, and