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Building and Construction Update - November 2009
23 Nov 2009
Unsatisfied Payment Orders and the Automatic Suspension of Contractor Licences in New South Wales
By Robert Riddell of Gadens Lawyers, Sydney
On 1 April 2009 the Home Building Act’s licence suspension provisions were ‘enhanced’. One significant change was that, when a licensed contractor has been ordered by a Court or Tribunal to pay money to a home-owner pursuant to a building claim, if such money is not paid by the due date, the contractor’s licence is automatically suspended.
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