59Exemptions from insurance for certain community care work funded by State or Commonwealth government

59 Exemptions from insurance for certain community care work funded by State or Commonwealth government

59 Exemptions from insurance for certain community care work funded by State or Commonwealth government

(1) A holder of a contractor licence who does (under a contract entered into before 1 July 2018) residential building work that is funded by the Home and Community Care Program through the Home Modification and Maintenance sub-program administered by the Department of Communities and Justice is exempt from the requirements of Part 6 of the Act in respect of that work.

(2) A holder of a contractor licence who does, or enters into a contract to do, any of the following residential building work is exempt from the requirements of Part 6 of the Act in respect of the work—

(a) work funded by the NSW Community Care Supports Program,

(b) work funded by the Commonwealth Home and Community Care Program, in relation to home modification work commenced before 1 January 2016.

(3) Subclause (2) does not affect the operation of any insurance contract issued under Part 6 of the Act before the commencement of the subclause.

cl 59: Am 2015 (584), cl 3; 2017 (705), Sch 1 [16]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.37.