Victorian Consolidated Legislation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 - SECT 4

Application of Act

4. Application of Act





(1) This Act (except sections 22 and 22A and Part 6) does not apply in
relation to domestic building work performed or to be performed by3-

   (a)  the Director of Housing incorporated under the Housing Act 1983; or

   (b)  a prescribed person; or

   (c)  any person if the function of performing that work is vested in that
        person by or under any Act of the Parliament of Victoria or of the
        Parliament of the Commonwealth.

(2) This Act (except sections 22 and 22A and Part 6) does not apply to4-

   (a)  work performed under a domestic building work contract that was
        entered into on or after the commencement of section 158 of the
        Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal Act 1995; or

   (b)  a domestic building work contract that was entered into on or after
        that commencement; or

   (c)  work performed under a supervision contract that was entered into on
        or after that commencement; or

   (d)  a supervision contract that was entered into on or after that
        commencement.

(3) Part 2 does not apply to the work of constructing a dwelling-house if that
dwelling-house was first sold under a contract that was entered into on or
after the commencement of section 158 of the Domestic Building Contracts and
Tribunal Act 1995 unless-

   (a)  a guarantee had been given under that Part; or

   (b)  a conditional certificate of guarantee had been issued under section
        6(3); or

   (c)  a certificate had been issued under section 25(3)(d)-

in respect of that dwelling-house before that commencement. _______________