Clause 27

by deleting the definitions of “builder” and “Commissioner” in subsection (1);

by deleting the definition of “building works” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “building works” does not include —

any building works in respect of or for the occupation of a temporary building;

any insignificant building works;

any fixed installation works; or

any building works that are in respect of a building which is exempted under section 30 from this Part;”;

by deleting the definition of “minor specialist building works” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definitions:“ “licensee” means a licensed general builder or a licensed specialist builder;“minor specialist building works” means any of the following specialist building works:

any specialist building works associated with minor building works;

any structural steelwork which comprises fabrication or erection work for structures with a cantilever length of not more than 6 metres, a clear span of not more than 15 metres and a plan area not exceeding 150 square metres;

any pre‑cast concrete work comprising casting of pre‑cast reinforced concrete slabs or planks on site;

any other specialist building works declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette to be minor specialist building works;”;

by deleting the words “, but not if the person carries out, or undertakes to carry out, general building works only as a sub‑contractor” in subsection (2)(a);

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) However, for the purposes of this Part a person (A) is not regarded —

as carrying on the business of a general builder if A is always doing so as a sub‑contractor of another person with respect to all or any part of the general building works that is to be carried out by the other person under another contract; and

as carrying on the business of a specialist builder if A is always doing so as a sub‑contractor of another person who carries on the business of a specialist builder, by entering into a contract with respect to all or part of the same type of specialist building works that is to be carried out by the other person under another contract.”; and

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (3).