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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018
sch.6-sec.70Consumer to act in good faith
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### sch.6-sec.70 Consumer to act in good faith
A consumer for residential construction work has a duty to the commission to act in good faith in relation to a claim for assistance.
disclosing to the commission any matter the consumer knows, or ought reasonably to know, is relevant to the commission making a decision on the claim
Subsection (3) applies if the commission makes a payment on a claim under the statutory insurance scheme and the consumer making the claim has not acted in good faith in relation to the claim.
The commission may recover, as a debt payable by the consumer, the amount by which the payment exceeds the amount the commission would have paid if the consumer had acted in good faith in relation to the claim.
(sch.6-sec.70-ssec.1) A consumer for residential construction work has a duty to the commission to act in good faith in relation to a claim for assistance. disclosing to the commission any matter the consumer knows, or ought reasonably to know, is relevant to the commission making a decision on the claim
(sch.6-sec.70-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if the commission makes a payment on a claim under the statutory insurance scheme and the consumer making the claim has not acted in good faith in relation to the claim.
(sch.6-sec.70-ssec.3) The commission may recover, as a debt payable by the consumer, the amount by which the payment exceeds the amount the commission would have paid if the consumer had acted in good faith in relation to the claim.