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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221S Authority may refuse to license or register certain persons

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221S

Authority may refuse to license or register certain persons

S. 221S(1) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 31/2007 s. 8, 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 45).

    (1)     Despite sections 221M(2), 221N(2), 221O(2) and  221OA(2), the Authority may refuse to license or register a person who—

        (a)     has been convicted of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty, drug trafficking or violence that was punishable by imprisonment for 6 months or more; or

        (b)     has been convicted of an offence under any law regulating plumbing work or specialised plumbing work; or

        (c)     has had his or her authorisation to carry out plumbing work or specialised plumbing work suspended or cancelled for any reason other than his or her failure to renew that authorisation; or

        (d)     is an insolvent under administration; or

S. 221S(1)(e) amended by No. 17/1999 s. 22(5), substituted by No. 72/2010 s. 48(Sch. item 2(3)).

        (e)     has been convicted of an offence against—

              (i)     section 12, 16, 17, 18, 20 or 22 of the Fair Trading Act 1985 ; or

              (ii)     section 10, 11, 12, 17, 19 or 21 of the Fair Trading Act 1999 ; or

              (iii)     section 53, 55, 55A, 56, 58 or 60 of the  Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth; or

S. 221S(1)

(e)(iv) amended by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 5.2).

              (iv)     section 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 50, 151, 157, 158 or 168 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria);

S. 221S(1)

(e)(v) inserted by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 5.3).

              (v)     section 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 50, 151, 157, 158 or  168 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth.

S. 221S(2) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 31/2007 s. 8, 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 45).

    (2)     Despite sections 221M(2), 221N(2), 221O(2) and  221OA(2), the Authority must refuse to licence or register a person who is for the time being disqualified by an order of any regulatory body from acting as a licensed or registered plumber (or an equivalent occupation under the jurisdiction of the regulatory body).

    (3)     This section applies regardless of where the conviction, suspension, cancellation, insolvency or disqualification occurred.

S. 221T inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5.