6Records of building services work

6 Records of building services work

(1)  A building services provider must keep, for at least 10 years after the work is completed, records, in an approved form, of all building services work, undertaken by the building services provider.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of this regulation, building services work is completed –

(a) if the building services work is building work or demolition work, other than low-risk work, within the meaning of the Building Act 2016 , on the earlier of the following days:

(i) the day on which a certificate of completion is issued under that Act in respect of the work;

(ii) the day on which the contract to perform the building work, or demolition work, is terminated; or

(b) if the building services work is building work that is covered by a building permit issued under the Building Act 2000 , on the earlier of the following days:

(i) the day on which a certificate of completion is issued under that Act, or the Building Act 2016 , in respect of the work;

(ii) the day on which the contract to perform the building work, or demolition work, is terminated; or

(c) if the building services work is building work that is not covered by paragraph (a) or (b) , on the earlier of the following days:

(i) the day on which the work is last attended to by the building services provider;

(ii) the day on which the contract to perform the building services work is satisfied by both parties to the contract or terminated; or

(d) if the buildings services work is not building work, on the earlier of the following days: