DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995 - SECT 48Q Report if building work defective or incomplete

DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995 - SECT 48Q

    (1)     This section applies if, as a result of an examination, the assessor considers that the domestic building work examined is defective or incomplete.

    (2)     The report under section 48O must—

S. 48Q(2)(a) substituted by No. 48/2018 s. 49.

        (a)     specify the building work that is defective or incomplete; and

        (b)     if required by the chief dispute resolution officer under section 48B, include an estimate of the number of business days required to rectify or complete the building work.

    (3)     In the report the assessor may—

        (a)     specify the cause of the defective or incomplete building work; and

        (b)     recommend a preferred method by which the defective or incomplete work may be rectified or completed.

    (4)     In making a recommendation under subsection (3), the assessor must have regard to—

        (a)     the relevant domestic building contract, including the plans and specifications set out in that contract; and

        (b)     any other matters the assessor considers relevant.

    (5)     If the assessor is of the opinion that the building work is so defective that it would not be appropriate to allow the builder to rectify or complete the work, the report may include a statement to that effect.

S. 48R inserted by No. 15/2016 s. 6.