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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.42EAvoidance of contractual obligations causing significant financial loss
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### sec.42E Avoidance of contractual obligations causing significant financial loss
This section applies to a person who is a party to a building contract.
The person must not, without reasonable excuse, cause another party to the building contract to suffer a significant financial loss because of the person’s deliberate non-compliance with the contract.
Maximum penalty—350 penalty units.
See also the Justices Act 1886 , section 76 .
s 42E ins 2017 No. 43 s 264
amd 2020 No. 24 s 135
(sec.42E-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is a party to a building contract.
(sec.42E-ssec.2) The person must not, without reasonable excuse, cause another party to the building contract to suffer a significant financial loss because of the person’s deliberate non-compliance with the contract. Maximum penalty—350 penalty units. See also the Justices Act 1886 , section 76 .