Building and Construction Authority Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Miscellaneous
52. Composition of offences
Feedback & supportThe Chief Executive or any officer of the Authority duly authorised by the Chief Executive to do so may compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
Chief Executive
“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Authority, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$5,000.
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
All sums collected under this section must be paid to the Authority.[34C