Building Act 1993
282Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2021
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282 Transitional and savings provisions relating to the Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2021
(1) Section 169EA, as amended by section 14 of the amending Act, does not apply to a person who carries out relevant building work or any aspect of that building work under a contract to carry out that building work, including a subcontract, if the person entered into that contract before that building work was prescribed for the purposes of section 169EA.
(2) Section 169EA, as amended by section 14 of the amending Act, does not apply to a person who carries out, as a subcontractor or as an employee, relevant building work during the following periods—
(b) if the person applies for registration as a builder (under section 171(1)(ab) as substituted by section 21(2) of the amending Act or under section 171(1)(ac) as inserted by section 21(3) of the amending Act) or for a licence as a building employee (under section 187F as amended by section 34 of the amending Act or under section 187G as substituted by section 35 of the amending Act) to carry out the relevant building work during the allowed period, but the Authority does not grant the registration or licence during that period, the allowed period as extended to whichever of the following days occurs latest—
(i) the day on which the Authority determines the person's application for the registration or licence;
(3) Section 169FA does not apply to a person who engages an unregistered person as a subcontractor to carry out relevant building work during the following periods—
(b) if the person to be engaged as a subcontractor applies for registration as a builder (under section 171(1)(ab) as substituted by section 21(2) of the amending Act or under section 171(1)(ac) as inserted by section 21(3) of the amending Act) to carry out the relevant building work during the allowed period, but the Authority does not grant the registration during that period, the allowed period as extended to whichever of the following days occurs latest—
(i) the day on which the Authority determines the person's application for the registration;
(4) Section 169FB, as amended by section 18(1) of the amending Act, does not apply to a person who directs or requires a person to carry out relevant building work during the following periods—
(b) if the person directed or required to carry out the relevant building work applies for registration as a builder (under section 171(1)(ab) as substituted by section 21(2) of the amending Act or under section 171(1)(ac) as inserted by section 21(3) of the amending Act) or for a licence as a building employee (under section 187F as amended by section 34 of the amending Act or under section 187G as substituted by section 35 of the amending Act) to carry out the relevant building work during the allowed period, but the Authority does not grant the registration or licence during that period, the allowed period as extended to whichever of the following days occurs latest—