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DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 2000 - SECT 89

89 Construction of home based on display home

(1) This section applies if--

(a) a display home is made available for inspection by or for a building contractor; and
(b) a building owner enters into a regulated contract with the building contractor for the construction of a similar home (the contract home).

(2) In constructing the contract home, the building contractor must--

(a) carry out the construction in accordance with the same plans and specifications as were used for the construction of the display home; and
(b) carry out the construction to at least the same standards of work quality as the display home; and
(c) use materials that are at least the same quality as the materials used in the construction of the display home.

Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a building contractor to the extent the contract--

(a) provides for the construction of the contract home to differ from the display home; and
(b) specifically identifies the differences.


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