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16A Unlicensed contracting or supplying

(1) A person must not contract to supply, or supply, a kit home except as or on behalf of an individual, partnership or corporation that is the holder of a contractor licence authorising its holder to contract to supply a kit home of that kind.

Maximum penalty: 1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(2) The holder of a contractor licence who has contracted to supply a kit home must not contract with another person for that person to supply the kit home for the holder unless the person is the holder of a contractor licence to supply a kit home of that kind.

Maximum penalty: 1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in any other case.

(3) The holder of a contractor licence is not guilty of an offence under subsection (2) if the holder establishes that the holder did all that could reasonably be required to prevent the contravention of the subsection.