21Obligation to hold contractor's licence

21 Obligation to hold contractor's licence

[Section 21 Amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2017] [Section 21 Amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2017] [Section 21 Substituted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 41, Applied:14 Dec 2022] A person must not carry on business as a contractor unless –

(a) the person holds a contractor's licence of the occupation and class appropriate to the prescribed work, other than building services work, carried out in the course of the business; or

(b) the person is the holder of a contractor's licence by virtue of holding deemed registration.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 400 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.