Property Developers Act 2024
37APeople who are not property developers—Act, s 84,
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37A People who are not property developers—Act, s 84, def property developer, par (b) (iii) (1) The following people are excluded: (a) a professional who contracts or arranges for, or facilitates or otherwise causes the residential building work to be carried out only because they provide professional advice in relation to the building work; (b) a subcontractor engaged to carry out the residential building work by the principal builder of the building work; (c) the owner-builder of the residential building work. professional— (a) means a person who provides professional advice to more than 1 client; but (b) does not include a person who provides professional advice to a client in their capacity as an employee of the client. Example a consultant, employed in that capacity by a firm of consultants engaged by a property developer to give the developer advice in relation to residential building work
Part 2.3 Civil Law (Property) Act 2006 Amendment [2.27] [2.27] Schedule 1, part 1.3, table, column 3 omit (Residential buildings—statutory warranties, standard conditions, insurance and fidelity certificates) U Part 2.3 Civil Law (Property) Act 2006 [2.28] Section 260 (1), new note Note The Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003, div 2A.3 requires additional matters to be disclosed before an off-the-plan contract in relation to the construction of a residence may be entered into. U Part 2.4 Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003 [2.29] New section 9 (1) (ja) (ja) for an off-the-plan contract—a statement about the matters mentioned in section 19AD (1) (but not including paragraph (b)); Note If the off-the-plan contract relates to a unit, a disclosure statement mentioned in par (g) (ii) must also be included in the proposed contract. [2.30] Section 9 (4), new definition of off-the-plan contract off-the plan contract—see section 19AA (1).
[2.31] New divisions 2A.1 to 2A.3 before section 19A, insert