Home Building Act 1989

The Secretary is to cause to be maintained in the accounting records of the Department a Home Building Administration Fund.

The Home Building Administration Fund is to consist of—

that proportion of prescribed fees for the issue of contractor licences, supervision or tradesperson certificates or owner-builder permits as may be determined by the Minister, and

any amount required to be paid into the Fund, and

income from investment of the Fund.

Money in the Fund is to be applied by the Secretary, with the consent of the Minister, for—

meeting the costs of operating the scheme for resolving building disputes, and

meeting the costs of administering this Act and any other Act prescribed by the regulations, and

the making of any investments authorised under Part 6 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018.