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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.42DLicensed contractor must not engage or direct unauthorised person for fire protection work
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### sec.42D Licensed contractor must not engage or direct unauthorised person for fire protection work
A licensed contractor must not engage or direct an employee to carry out fire protection work unless the employee is authorised to carry out the work under this or another Act.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—250 penalty units; or
for a second offence—300 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence, or if the fire protection work carried out is tier 1 defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
An individual who contravenes subsection (1) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment, commits a crime.
This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 111B .
s 42D ins 2007 No. 47 s 15
amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2017 No. 43 s 263
(sec.42D-ssec.1) A licensed contractor must not engage or direct an employee to carry out fire protection work unless the employee is authorised to carry out the work under this or another Act. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the fire protection work carried out is tier 1 defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.42D-ssec.2) An individual who contravenes subsection (1) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment, commits a crime. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 111B .
- (a) for a first offence—250 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—300 penalty units; or
- (c) for a third or later offence, or if the fire protection work carried out is tier 1 defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.