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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.72CDelaying or obstructing compliance with direction to rectify or remedy
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### sec.72C Delaying or obstructing compliance with direction to rectify or remedy
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, delay rectifying building work that is defective or incomplete, or remedying consequential damage, as required by a direction given to the person under section 72 (2) .
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct another person rectifying building work that is defective or incomplete, or remedying consequential damage, as required by a direction given to the other person under section 72 (2) .
Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
Contravention of subsection (1) or (2) is proper grounds for taking disciplinary action against a licensee or former licensee, see section 74B (1) (a) .
s 72C (prev s 72AA) ins 2017 No. 43 s 282A
amd 2020 No. 24 s 121 (1) – (2)
renum 2020 No. 24 s 121 (3)
(sec.72C-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, delay rectifying building work that is defective or incomplete, or remedying consequential damage, as required by a direction given to the person under section 72 (2) . Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.
(sec.72C-ssec.2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct another person rectifying building work that is defective or incomplete, or remedying consequential damage, as required by a direction given to the other person under section 72 (2) . Maximum penalty—250 penalty units.