HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 - SECT 48P
Power to adjourn proceedings where insurable event arises
HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 - SECT 48P
Power to adjourn proceedings where insurable event arises
48P Power to adjourn proceedings where insurable event arises
(1) This section applies to proceedings in relation to a building claim that
does not arise under a building cover contract entered into under this Act.
(2) If, during the course of any proceedings before the Tribunal in relation
to a building claim, it appears to the Tribunal that a party to the dispute
has the right to make a claim under a building cover contract entered into
under this Act, the Tribunal may adjourn the proceedings to allow the claim to
be made and determined.
(3) If proceedings are adjourned under this section
and the claim in relation to the building cover contract is settled, the
proceedings are taken to have been finalised, unless the Tribunal otherwise
orders.
