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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.54Advertisements
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### sec.54 Advertisements
A licensee who publishes or causes to be published any advertisement in connection with the licensee’s business must ensure that the advertisement—
contains the name under which the licensee is licensed; and
states that the licensee is licensed under this Act and the number of the licensee’s licence; and
does not include any false or misleading information; and
stating that particular work may only be lawfully carried out by a licensee if it would be lawful for an unlicensed person to carry out the work
stating that particular work must be carried out by a particular date to comply with a law if no such deadline exists under the law
does not omit any information, if the omission of the information causes the advertisement to be misleading; and
conforms with any other requirements imposed by regulation.
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
s 54 amd 2017 No. 43 s 270
- (a) contains the name under which the licensee is licensed; and
- (b) states that the licensee is licensed under this Act and the number of the licensee’s licence; and
- (ba) does not include any false or misleading information; and Examples— • stating that particular work may only be lawfully carried out by a licensee if it would be lawful for an unlicensed person to carry out the work • stating that particular work must be carried out by a particular date to comply with a law if no such deadline exists under the law
- • stating that particular work may only be lawfully carried out by a licensee if it would be lawful for an unlicensed person to carry out the work
- • stating that particular work must be carried out by a particular date to comply with a law if no such deadline exists under the law
- (bb) does not omit any information, if the omission of the information causes the advertisement to be misleading; and
- (c) conforms with any other requirements imposed by regulation.
- • stating that particular work may only be lawfully carried out by a licensee if it would be lawful for an unlicensed person to carry out the work
- • stating that particular work must be carried out by a particular date to comply with a law if no such deadline exists under the law