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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sch.1-sec.32Transitional qualifications for site supervisors’ licences
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### sch.1-sec.32 Transitional qualifications for site supervisors’ licences
This section applies if a person who does not have the required qualifications applies for a site supervisor’s licence during the transitional period.
The authority may grant the application even though the applicant does not have the required qualifications for the licence if —
the authority has sighted a declaration by a licensed contractor stating that—
the applicant has carried out building work as an officer or employee of the contractor for a period of not less than 12 months; and
the contractor has had an opportunity to assess the skills of the applicant during the period; and
the contractor is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to carry out the duties of a site supervisor for a licence of the class applied for; and
the authority is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to be a site supervisor for that class.
If the licensed contractor is a company, the declaration must be by the company’s nominee.
Nothing in this section limits the powers the authority may exercise under section 33(2) or (3).
In this section—
required qualifications means the qualifications required for a site supervisor’s licence under section 32AA.
transitional period means the period of 1 year from the commencement of section 30B.
sch 1 s 32 ins 2007 No. 47 s 81
(sch.1-sec.32-ssec.1) This section applies if a person who does not have the required qualifications applies for a site supervisor’s licence during the transitional period.
(sch.1-sec.32-ssec.2) The authority may grant the application even though the applicant does not have the required qualifications for the licence if — the authority has sighted a declaration by a licensed contractor stating that— the applicant has carried out building work as an officer or employee of the contractor for a period of not less than 12 months; and the contractor has had an opportunity to assess the skills of the applicant during the period; and the contractor is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to carry out the duties of a site supervisor for a licence of the class applied for; and the authority is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to be a site supervisor for that class.
(sch.1-sec.32-ssec.3) If the licensed contractor is a company, the declaration must be by the company’s nominee.
(sch.1-sec.32-ssec.4) Nothing in this section limits the powers the authority may exercise under section 33(2) or (3).
(sch.1-sec.32-ssec.5) In this section— required qualifications means the qualifications required for a site supervisor’s licence under section 32AA. transitional period means the period of 1 year from the commencement of section 30B.
- (a) the authority has sighted a declaration by a licensed contractor stating that— (i) the applicant has carried out building work as an officer or employee of the contractor for a period of not less than 12 months; and (ii) the contractor has had an opportunity to assess the skills of the applicant during the period; and (iii) the contractor is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to carry out the duties of a site supervisor for a licence of the class applied for; and
- (i) the applicant has carried out building work as an officer or employee of the contractor for a period of not less than 12 months; and
- (ii) the contractor has had an opportunity to assess the skills of the applicant during the period; and
- (iii) the contractor is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to carry out the duties of a site supervisor for a licence of the class applied for; and
- (b) the authority is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to be a site supervisor for that class.
- (i) the applicant has carried out building work as an officer or employee of the contractor for a period of not less than 12 months; and
- (ii) the contractor has had an opportunity to assess the skills of the applicant during the period; and
- (iii) the contractor is satisfied that the applicant has the skills to carry out the duties of a site supervisor for a licence of the class applied for; and