sec.43When work is taken to have started— Act , s 71F

### sec.43 When work is taken to have started— Act , s 71F For section 71F of the Act , residential construction work is taken to start when— if the work includes the erection or construction of a footing system or slab or the provision of sewerage or drainage on a site—the erection or construction of the footing system or slab, or the provision of sewerage or drainage, physically starts on the site; or otherwise—work for the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of an existing building on a site physically starts on the site. In this section— physically starts , for residential construction work, does not include starting any of the following— the preparation of plans or specifications for the performance of the work; design work; administration services; earthmoving or excavating; site work related to the residential construction work. (sec.43-ssec.1) For section 71F of the Act , residential construction work is taken to start when— if the work includes the erection or construction of a footing system or slab or the provision of sewerage or drainage on a site—the erection or construction of the footing system or slab, or the provision of sewerage or drainage, physically starts on the site; or otherwise—work for the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of an existing building on a site physically starts on the site. (sec.43-ssec.2) In this section— physically starts , for residential construction work, does not include starting any of the following— the preparation of plans or specifications for the performance of the work; design work; administration services; earthmoving or excavating; site work related to the residential construction work. - (a) if the work includes the erection or construction of a footing system or slab or the provision of sewerage or drainage on a site—the erection or construction of the footing system or slab, or the provision of sewerage or drainage, physically starts on the site; or - (b) otherwise—work for the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of an existing building on a site physically starts on the site. - (a) the preparation of plans or specifications for the performance of the work; - (b) design work; - (c) administration services; - (d) earthmoving or excavating; - (e) site work related to the residential construction work.