HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1991 - SECT 5

HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1991 - SECT 5

5 .         Owner to be given copy of contract

        (1)         The owner must be given a copy of the signed contract —

            (a)         as soon as is reasonably practicable after a contract has been signed by both parties; and

            (b)         before the home building work is commenced.

        (2)         A builder who is a party to a contract must ensure that the requirements of subsection (1) are complied with in respect of that contract.

        Penalty: $500.

        (3)         If —

            (a)         subsection (1) is not complied with by a builder in respect of a signed contract; and

            (b)         the owner in writing requests the builder to give to the owner a copy of the contract,

                the builder must comply with that request within 10 working days of receiving it.

        Penalty: $10 000.

        [Section 5 amended: No. 76 of 2000 s. 45.]