Domestic Building Contracts Bill 1999 (Qld)

Queensland

DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS BILL 1999

DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS BILL 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title 200... 8 2 Commencement ..... 2.6... ccc eee eee nee 8 3 Purpose of Act 2.0.0... ccc cece een nnn tet eens 8 4 Act binds all persons .. 0.6... eee 8 PART 2—INTERPRETATION Division 1—Dictionary 5 Definitions 2.0.0... 0... ete ene eee 9 Division 2—Basic concepts 6 Meaning of "contract price"... 66... eee 9 7 Meaning of "domestic building contract"..... 0.0.02... 000 e eee eee 9 8 Meaning of "domestic building work"... .........-. 5... s cece eee eee 10 9 Meaning of "regulated contract" ...... 0... cece eee eee eee 12 Division 3—Secondary concepts 10 Meaning of "associated third party amount". .................0000005 12 11 Meaning of "cost escalation clause"... 2.6... 6. ee eects 13 12 Meaning of "foundations data"... 2.22.2... eee eee 14 13 Meaning of "home" ............. 5.000 c cece cece ee eee 14 14 Meaning of "provisional sum" ............ 6 0c c cece cece 16 15 Meaning of "repair contract" «0.0.6.6... 6. eee cece eee tenes 16 16 Meaning of "variation"... 2... 6.66. c cece teens 16 Division 4—Other concepts 17 Domestic building work carried out in stages. ..........00--. 0000 eee ee 17 Domestic Building Contracts 19 212325 27293134 3739 Effective completion date or period. ................0 0.0002. e eee eee Mixed-purpose contracts—amount referable to contracted services ...... Division 5—References to particular terms Building contractors... 0.2.0... eee eee Building owners ...... 0... eee eee eee Contracted services 1.0... eee cee eee Contracts 0... cette eens Contract price... 2... eee eee Subject work... 0... eee eee PART 3—CONTRACTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS Division 1—The contract Contracts must be in writing......... 0.0.0.2 eee eee eee General contents of contracts ........0 0.0.0. eee eee eee General contents—required matters ................000.00 000000000. General contents—required things. ................00..00 000002000. Contracts must be signed ..........0 000.00. Parties to contract ... 0.0... eee eee Forms of contract ....... 0... cee eee eee