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25F .         Restriction on sale by owner-builder

        (1)         An owner-builder must not, within 7 years of the date of issue of the relevant building licence to the owner-builder, enter into a sale contract unless —

            (a)         either —

                  (i)         a policy of insurance that complies with this Division is in force in relation to the residential building work; or

                  (ii)         corresponding cover is provided by an approved fund in relation to the residential building work;

                and

            (b)         the purchaser has been given a certificate, in a form approved by the Minister, that evidences the taking out of the policy referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or the provision of the cover referred to in paragraph (a)(ii).

        Penalty: $10 000.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply to an owner-builder if the owner-builder enters into a sale contract during a period specified in an order made under section 25I for the purposes of this subsection.

        [Section 25F inserted by No. 37 of 2002 s. 14.]