Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The building contractor under a regulated contract must ensure a variation document for the contract complies with the formal requirements for a variation document.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(2) A variation document complies with the formal requirements for a variation document if the document--
(a) is in English and is readily legible; and
(b) describes the variation; and
(c) if the variation was sought by the building contractor--states the reason for the variation; and
(d) if the variation will result in a delay affecting the subject work--states the building contractor's reasonable estimate for the period of delay; and
(e) for a fixed price contract--states the change of the contract price because of the variation, or how the change of the contract price is to be worked out; and
(f) for a cost plus contract--states a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs associated with the addition or omission the subject of the variation; and
(g) if the contract provides for progress payments--makes appropriate provision for payments under the contract to reflect any change of the contract price caused by the variation.