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Home Building Act 1989
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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.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the relevant local council,
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> > > (b) if the local council is not the certifier in relation to the residential building work—the principal certifier.
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> > (3) The Secretary may revoke a rectification order.
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> > (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).
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> > (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.
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> > (6) In this section—
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> > principal certifier has the same meaning as in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), Part 6.
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> **s 49C:** Ins 2023 No 44, Sch 1\[11\].