Home Building Act 1989
49CAmendment, revocation and expiry of rectification orders
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49C Amendment, revocation and expiry of rectification orders
49C Amendment, revocation and expiry of rectification orders
(1) A rectification order may be amended by a further order of the Secretary on the application of the contractor who was given the rectification order.
(2) The Secretary must, within 7 days of making a rectification order or an amendment to a rectification order, give a copy of the order or amendment to the following—
(a) the relevant local council,
(b) if the local council is not the certifier in relation to the residential building work—the principal certifier.
(3) The Secretary may revoke a rectification order.
(4) If the Secretary revokes a rectification order, the Secretary must, within 7 days of the revocation, give notice of the revocation to the persons and bodies referred to in subsection (2).
(5) A failure to comply with subsection (2) or (4) does not invalidate a rectification order, an amendment to a rectification order or a revocation of a rectification order.
(6) In this section—
principal certifier has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Part 6.
s 49C: Ins 2023 No 44, Sch 1[11].