28Insurance cover for contractors

28 Insurance cover for contractors

(1)  A contractor is taken to be covered by the required insurance if –

(a) the prescribed work carried out by or on behalf of the contractor is covered by the required insurance; or

(b) the contractor is not a party to the required insurance but is specified or referred to in the contract of insurance by name or otherwise as a person covered by that insurance.

(2)  Where the contractor has the licence cancelled under section 46 , the cancellation does not affect the insurance cover for any work carried out before notice of the cancellation is given to that holder.

(3)  [Section 28 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 45, Applied:14 Dec 2022] A person who is a contractor by virtue of holding deemed registration must, before that contractor proposes to carry out any prescribed work, or allow any prescribed work to be carried out, in this State, under the contractor's licence, provide the Administrator with notice, in an approved form, containing approved evidence in relation to the contractor's insurance cover.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  [Section 28 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 45, Applied:14 Dec 2022] A person who is a contractor by virtue of holding deemed registration must not carry out any prescribed work, or allow any prescribed work to be carried out, in this State under the contractor's licence unless the person is covered by approved insurance.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(5)  [Section 28 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 45, Applied:14 Dec 2022] If there is a change to any of the information provided by a person in a notification to the Administrator under subsection (3) , the person must, as soon as practicable, in a form approved by the Administrator, notify the Administrator of the change.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.