BUILDING WORK CONTRACTORS ACT 1995 - SECT 11

BUILDING WORK CONTRACTORS ACT 1995 - SECT 11

11—Duration of licence and periodic fee and return etc

        (1)         A licence remains in force (except for any period for which it is suspended) until—

            (a)         the licence is surrendered or cancelled; or

            (b)         the licensed building work contractor dies or, in the case of a licensed body corporate, is dissolved.

        (2)         A licensed building work contractor must, at intervals fixed by regulation—

            (a)         pay to the Commissioner the fee fixed by regulation; and

            (b)         lodge with the Commissioner a return in the manner and form required by the Commissioner.

        (3)         If a licensed building work contractor fails to pay the fee or lodge the return in accordance with subsection (2), or to comply with a notice under section 10A, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the contractor to make good the default.

        (4)         If the licensed building work contractor fails to comply with the notice within 28 days after service of the notice, the contractor's licence is cancelled.

        (5)         The Commissioner must notify the building work contractor in writing of the cancellation of the contractor's licence.

        (6)         A licensed building work contractor may surrender the licence.

        (7)         In this section—

"licensed building work contractor" includes a licensed building work contractor whose licence has been suspended.