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49BMeaning of principal contractor—pt 5
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49B Meaning of principal contractor—pt 5
(1) In this part, a person conducting a business or undertaking that
commissions a major construction project is, subject to this section,
the principal contractor for the project.
(2) If the person mentioned in subsection (1) engages another person
conducting a business or undertaking as principal contractor for the
major construction project and authorises the person to have
management or control of the workplace and to discharge the duties
of a principal contractor under this division, the person so engaged
is the principal contractor for the project.
(3) A construction project has only 1 principal contractor at any specific
time.
Note A person with management or control of a workplace must comply with
s 20.