6Application of requirements for contracts

#### 6 Application of requirements for contracts 6 Application of requirements for contracts > > (1) Sections 7–7E apply to a contract under which the holder of a contractor licence undertakes— > > > > > (a) to do, in person, or by others, any residential building work or any specialist work, or > > > > > (b) to vary any such undertaking to do residential building work or any specialist work or the way in which any such work is to be done. > > > (2) However, sections 7, 7AAA, 7AA, 7B and 7BA do not apply to a contract to do residential building work or specialist work in such circumstances that— > > > > > (a) if the work were not to be done promptly, there is likely to be a hazard to the health or safety of any person or to the public or to be damage to property, and > > > > > (b) the work could not be done promptly if the requirements of sections 7, 7AAA, 7AA, 7B and 7BA were to be complied with before commencing the work. > > > (3) Section 7(2)(f) and (5) do not apply to a contract referred to in subsection (1)(b). > > **s 6:** Subst 1996 No 122, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2001 No 51, Sch 2 \[2\]; 2011 No 52, Sch 1 \[6\]; 2014 No 24, Sch 1 \[9\].