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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.51AOther offences relating to unlawful carrying out of building work
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### sec.51A Other offences relating to unlawful carrying out of building work
A licensed contractor must not help another person to carry out building work if the licensed contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that in carrying out the building work the other person is committing an offence against section 42 .
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
A licensed contractor must not carry out, or undertake to carry out, building work using a name or number other than the licensed contractor’s name or number unless the contractor has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
s 51A ins 1999 No. 43 s 26
amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3 ; 2007 No. 47 s 25 ; 2025 No. 28 s 24
(sec.51A-ssec.1) A licensed contractor must not help another person to carry out building work if the licensed contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that in carrying out the building work the other person is committing an offence against section 42 . Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
(sec.51A-ssec.2) A licensed contractor must not carry out, or undertake to carry out, building work using a name or number other than the licensed contractor’s name or number unless the contractor has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.