Variation of contract to be in writing and given to owner
7 Variation of contract to be in writing and given to owner
A variation of a contract —
must be in writing —
setting out all of the terms of, and the cost of, the variation;
showing the date of the variation;
and
must be signed by the builder and the owner or their respective agents.
The owner or his agent must be given a copy of the signed variation —
as soon as is reasonably practicable after it has been signed by both parties; and
before the work to which the variation relates is commenced.
A builder who is a party to a variation of a contract must ensure that the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) are complied with in respect of that variation.
Penalty: $500.
This section has effect subject to sections 8 and 13(4) and clause 5 of Schedule 1.
In this section and in section 8 contract includes any previous variation of the contract.
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