Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS (LICENSING) ACT 2004 (NO. 12 OF 2004) - SECT 84

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     provides a service (whether as an employee or otherwise) in a construction occupation or occupation class; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     is not licensed in the occupation or class; or

              (ii)     there is no endorsement on the licence that authorises the person to provide the service provided.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if—

        (a)     an individual provides the service; and

        (b)     the individual is working under the supervision of a licensee whose licence authorises the provision of the service; and

        (c)     the licensee is not required by a condition or endorsement on the licence to provide the service as an employee or under supervision; and

        (d)     the regulations allow the service to be provided by an individual without a licence if provided under the supervision of a licensee.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.