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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.43Licensed contractor must ensure building work is personally supervised
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### sec.43 Licensed contractor must ensure building work is personally supervised
For a licensed contractor that is a company, the company and the company’s nominee must each ensure that building work carried out by the contractor is personally supervised by—
the company’s nominee; or
an officer or employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work—
a nominee supervisor’s licence;
a site supervisor’s licence;
a fire protection occupational licence;
an occupational licence; or
an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—200 penalty units; or
for a company—1,000 penalty units.
For a licensed contractor that is an individual, the contractor must ensure that building work carried out by the contractor is personally supervised by—
the contractor; or
an employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work—
a nominee supervisor’s licence;
a site supervisor’s licence;
a fire protection occupational licence;
an occupational licence; or
an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
In this section—
licensed contractor does not include a licensed contractor that is a construction manager.
s 43 amd 1994 No. 20 ss 15 , 3 sch ; 2003 No. 1 s 17
sub 2007 No. 47 s 16
(sec.43-ssec.1) For a licensed contractor that is a company, the company and the company’s nominee must each ensure that building work carried out by the contractor is personally supervised by— the company’s nominee; or an officer or employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work— a nominee supervisor’s licence; a site supervisor’s licence; a fire protection occupational licence; an occupational licence; or an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class. Maximum penalty— for an individual—200 penalty units; or for a company—1,000 penalty units.
(sec.43-ssec.2) For a licensed contractor that is an individual, the contractor must ensure that building work carried out by the contractor is personally supervised by— the contractor; or an employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work— a nominee supervisor’s licence; a site supervisor’s licence; a fire protection occupational licence; an occupational licence; or an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.43-ssec.3) In this section— licensed contractor does not include a licensed contractor that is a construction manager.
- (a) the company’s nominee; or
- (b) an officer or employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work— (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence; (ii) a site supervisor’s licence; (iii) a fire protection occupational licence; (iv) an occupational licence; or
- (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence;
- (ii) a site supervisor’s licence;
- (iii) a fire protection occupational licence;
- (iv) an occupational licence; or
- (c) an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class.
- (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence;
- (ii) a site supervisor’s licence;
- (iii) a fire protection occupational licence;
- (iv) an occupational licence; or
- (a) for an individual—200 penalty units; or
- (b) for a company—1,000 penalty units.
- (a) the contractor; or
- (b) an employee of the contractor who holds one of the following licences of the relevant class authorising supervision of the building work— (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence; (ii) a site supervisor’s licence; (iii) a fire protection occupational licence; (iv) an occupational licence; or
- (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence;
- (ii) a site supervisor’s licence;
- (iii) a fire protection occupational licence;
- (iv) an occupational licence; or
- (c) an individual who holds a contractor’s licence of the relevant class.
- (i) a nominee supervisor’s licence;
- (ii) a site supervisor’s licence;
- (iii) a fire protection occupational licence;
- (iv) an occupational licence; or