The Tribunal held that the applicant was entitled to recover $21,139.24 from the respondent, comprising a full refund of $6,576.04 paid for building work carried out while the respondent was unlicensed (the respondent having failed to prove any entitlement under s 42(4) of the QBCC Act), together with $14,563.20 in damages for defective and incomplete work, assessed by applying the Bellgrove v Eldridge necessity and reasonableness test to each head of claim.
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