40Building contractor to give commencement notice

40 Building contractor to give commencement notice

(1)  A building contractor must, within 10 business days after residential building work to which a residential building work contract relates begins to be performed, give to the owner a commencement notice.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 300 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) , a commencement notice is a notice, signed by the building contractor in relation to a residential building work contract, stating –

(a) the day on which the residential building work to be performed under the contract began to be performed; and

(b) the estimated date of practical completion in relation to the contract.