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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.51Improper use of licence, licence certificate or licence number
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### sec.51 Improper use of licence, licence certificate or licence number
A licensee must not allow another person to make use of the licensee’s licence if the licensee knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the other person intends to make use of the licence—
if the other person is not also a licensee—to pretend to be a licensee; or
if the other person is also a licensee—to pretend to be the holder of a licence authorising the doing of something the other person is not authorised to do.
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
A person who is not a licensee must not make use of a licensee’s licence to pretend to be a licensee.
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
A licensee (the first licensee ) must not make use of another licensee’s licence to pretend to be the holder of a licence authorising the doing of something the first licensee is not authorised to do.
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
In this section—
make use of , a licensee’s licence, means make use of the number of the licensee’s licence, the licensee’s licence or licence certificate.
s 51 sub 1999 No. 43 s 26
amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3
sub 2007 No. 47 s 24
amd 2025 No. 28 s 23
(sec.51-ssec.1) A licensee must not allow another person to make use of the licensee’s licence if the licensee knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the other person intends to make use of the licence— if the other person is not also a licensee—to pretend to be a licensee; or if the other person is also a licensee—to pretend to be the holder of a licence authorising the doing of something the other person is not authorised to do. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
(sec.51-ssec.2) A person who is not a licensee must not make use of a licensee’s licence to pretend to be a licensee. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
(sec.51-ssec.3) A licensee (the first licensee ) must not make use of another licensee’s licence to pretend to be the holder of a licence authorising the doing of something the first licensee is not authorised to do. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
(sec.51-ssec.4) In this section— make use of , a licensee’s licence, means make use of the number of the licensee’s licence, the licensee’s licence or licence certificate.
- (a) if the other person is not also a licensee—to pretend to be a licensee; or
- (b) if the other person is also a licensee—to pretend to be the holder of a licence authorising the doing of something the other person is not authorised to do.