South Australian Consolidated Acts

BUILDING WORK CONTRACTORS ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Non-derogation
   5.      Commissioner responsible for administration of Act

   PART 2--Licensing of building work contractors

   6.      Obligation of building work contractors to be licensed
   7.      Classes of licences
   8.      Application for licence
   9.      Entitlement to be licensed
   10.     Appeals
   10A.    Power of Commissioner to require photograph and information
   11.     Duration of licence and periodic fee and return etc

   PART 3--Registration of building work supervisors

   12.     Building work must be supervised by registered and approved supervisors
   13.     Classes of registration
   14.     Registered architect to be taken to hold registration
   15.     Application for registration
   16.     Entitlement to be registered
   17.     Appeals
   17A.    Power of Commissioner to require photograph and information
   18.     Duration of registration and periodic fee and return etc
   19.     Approval as building work supervisor in relation to licensed building work contractor's business

   PART 4--Discipline of building work contractors, supervisors and building consultants

   20.     Interpretation ofPART
   21.     Cause for disciplinary action
   22.     Complaints
   23.     Hearing by District Court
   24.     Participation of assessors in disciplinary proceedings
   25.     Disciplinary action
   26.     Contravention of orders

   PART 5--Provisions with respect to domestic building work

           Division 1--Requirements in relation to certain domestic building work contracts

   27.     Application of Division
   28.     Formal requirements in relation to domestic building work contracts
   29.     Price and domestic building work contracts
   30.     Payments under or in relation to domestic building work contracts
   31.     Exhibition houses

           Division 2--Statutory warranties

   32.     Statutory warranties

           Division 3--Building indemnity insurance

   33.     Application of Division
   34.     Requirements of insurance
   35.     Nature of the policy

           Division 4--Right to terminate certain domestic building work contracts

   36.     Right to terminate certain domestic building work contracts

           Division 5--Powers of court in relation to domestic building work

   37.     Powers of court in relation to domestic building work

           Division 6--Harsh and unconscionable terms

   38.     Harsh and unconscionable terms

           Division 7--Participation of assessors in proceedings

   39.     Participation of assessors in proceedings

           Division 8--Magistrates Court and substantial monetary claims

   40.     Magistrates Court and substantial monetary claims

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   42.     No exclusion etc of rights, conditions or warranties
   43.     Delegations
   44.     Agreement with professional organisation
   45.     Exemptions
   46.     Registers
   47.     Commissioner and proceedings before District Court
   48.     False or misleading information
   49.     Name in which building work contractor may carry on business
   50.     Publication of advertisements
   51.     Licensed building work contractor to have sign showing name etc on each building site
   52.     Statutory declaration
   53.     Investigations
   54.     General defence
   55.     Liability for act or default of officer, employee or agent
   56.     Offences by bodies corporate
   57.     Continuing offence
   58.     Prosecutions
   59.     Evidence
   60.     Service of documents
   61.     Annual report
   62.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Appointment and selection of assessors for District Court proceedings under Part 4
           SCHEDULE 2--Appointment and selection of assessors for Magistrates Court or District Court proceedings under Part 5
           SCHEDULE 3--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history