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DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 2000 - SECT 7

7 Meaning of domestic building contract

(1) A domestic building contract is--

(a) a contract to carry out domestic building work; or
(b) a construction management contract under the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 for the provision of building work services for domestic building work; or
(c) another contract to manage the carrying out of domestic building work.

(2) However, a domestic building contract does not include--

(a) a contract between a building contractor and subcontractor; or
(b) a contract between a building contractor and a building owner for the construction of 2 or more detached dwellings; or
(c) a contract between the holder of an owner-builder permit and a building contractor; or
(d) a contract under which the building owner is the State, an entity representing the State or a local government.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if a building contractor and building owner--

(a) enter into 2 or more separate contracts each for the construction of 1 detached dwelling; and
(b) the separate contracts could be the subject of a single contract for the construction of 2 or more detached dwellings.

(4) The separate contracts are taken to be a contract between a building contractor and a building owner for the construction of 2 or more detached dwellings.



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