Building Services (Registration) Act 2011

A local government must not issue a building licence to commence or proceed with any building work unless the licence is issued to a person who —

is a building service contractor, as defined in the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 section 3, registered in a class of building service contractor prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section; or

has been granted owner-builder approval, as defined in the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 section 38, to carry out the building work.

Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a building licence for building work —

with a value of less than $20 000; or

that is to be carried out in an area of the State prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

A person who for the purposes of obtaining or attempting to obtain a building licence from a local government makes a representation or statement that is false in a material particular in relation to —

the value of building work to be carried out under the building licence; or

the fee or charge payable in respect of the carrying out of the building work; or

whether the person is registered, or has been granted approval, under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011,