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15 Exemptions from requirements for contracts with holders of contractor licences

The holder of a contractor licence is exempt from the requirements of section 7 of the Act (Form of contracts) if the contract concerned:

(a) is subordinate to a principal contract to do residential building work (for example, if the contract concerned is a contract between a licensed builder and a licensed subcontractor), or

(b) is made between a licensed builder doing work on premises that the licensed builder owns and a licensed trade contractor, or

(c) is for the doing of specialist work that is not also residential building work, or

(d) is for a contract price not exceeding $1,000 (inclusive of GST) or, if the contract price is not known, is for the provision of labour and materials by the contractor the reasonable market cost of which does not exceed $1,000 (inclusive of GST).