Home Building Act 1989

Sections 7–7E apply to a contract under which the holder of a contractor licence undertakes—

to do, in person, or by others, any residential building work or any specialist work, or

to vary any such undertaking to do residential building work or any specialist work or the way in which any such work is to be done.

However, sections 7, 7AAA, 7AA, 7B and 7BA do not apply to a contract to do residential building work or specialist work in such circumstances that—

if the work were not to be done promptly, there is likely to be a hazard to the health or safety of any person or to the public or to be damage to property, and

the work could not be done promptly if the requirements of sections 7, 7AAA, 7AA, 7B and 7BA were to be complied with before commencing the work.

Section 7(2)(f) and (5) do not apply to a contract referred to in subsection (1)(b).