Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the building contractor under a regulated contract receives a contract related document for the contract.
(2) If the contract related document is a certificate of inspection, the building contractor must give a copy of the document to the building owner as soon as practicable after receiving the document.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(3) If the contract related document is a document other than a certificate of inspection, the building contractor must give a copy of the document to the building owner as soon as practicable after the completion of the subject work.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply to a building contractor if the building contractor reasonably believes the building owner already has a copy of the contract related document.
(5) In this section--
certificate of inspection, for a regulated contract, means a certificate that--
(a) is issued under an Act following an inspection of the subject work, or a part of the subject work; and
(b) contains a certification to the effect that the subject work, or a stated stage of the subject work, has been satisfactorily completed.
contract related document, for a regulated contract, means--
(a) a certificate of inspection; or
(b) a report, notice, order or other document about the subject work given or issued by a supplier of services, including, for example, electricity, gas, telephone, water or sewerage.