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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
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### sec.74AD Principles applying to duties
This section sets out principles applying to duties persons have under subdivision 2 .
A person may have more than 1 duty because of the functions the person performs or is required to perform.
More than 1 person can concurrently have the same duty.
Each person must comply with the duty to the standard required under subdivision 2 even if another person has the same duty.
If more than 1 person has a duty for the same matter, each person—
is responsible for the person’s duty in relation to the matter; and
must discharge the person’s duty to the extent to which the person—
has the capacity to influence and control the matter; or
would have the capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.
A person’s duty can not be transferred to another person.
s 74AD ins 2017 No. 29 s 11
(sec.74AD-ssec.1) This section sets out principles applying to duties persons have under subdivision 2 .
(sec.74AD-ssec.2) A person may have more than 1 duty because of the functions the person performs or is required to perform.
(sec.74AD-ssec.3) More than 1 person can concurrently have the same duty.
(sec.74AD-ssec.4) Each person must comply with the duty to the standard required under subdivision 2 even if another person has the same duty.
(sec.74AD-ssec.5) If more than 1 person has a duty for the same matter, each person— is responsible for the person’s duty in relation to the matter; and must discharge the person’s duty to the extent to which the person— has the capacity to influence and control the matter; or would have the capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.
(sec.74AD-ssec.6) A person’s duty can not be transferred to another person.
- (a) is responsible for the person’s duty in relation to the matter; and
- (b) must discharge the person’s duty to the extent to which the person— (i) has the capacity to influence and control the matter; or (ii) would have the capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.
- (i) has the capacity to influence and control the matter; or
- (ii) would have the capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.
- (i) has the capacity to influence and control the matter; or
- (ii) would have the capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity.