The 2007 amendments to the JR Act exclude the entire Act, including Part 5 prerogative relief, from applying to adjudication decisions under the BCIP Act. However, the court retains jurisdiction under s 128 of the Supreme Court Act 1995 (Qld) to declare an adjudication void for jurisdictional error. A contractor holding a licence of the appropriate class subject to a condition requiring satisfaction of financial requirements is not 'unlicensed' for the purposes of s 42 of the QBSA Act and is not precluded from making payment claims or seeking adjudication under the BCIP Act.
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