Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

(3A)  A person must not represent that the person is a contractor, holds a building services licence, or holds a practitioner’s licence by virtue of the person holding deemed registration, if that is not the case.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units.

(3B)  A person who is a contractor, who holds a building services licence or who holds a practitioner’s licence by virtue of the person holding deemed registration must not carry out any work in this State that is not within the scope of the work that the person is authorised to carry out in the relevant participating jurisdiction.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units.

(3C)  If a person is a contractor, holds a building services licence or holds a practitioner’s licence by virtue of the person holding deemed registration, the person must comply with the requirements of the participating jurisdiction that are applicable to the contractor, or the holder of the building services licence or practitioner’s licence, respectively.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 150 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 75 penalty units.

(3D)  If a person is found guilty of an offence against subsection (3B), or fails to comply with subsection (3C), the Administrator may –

(a) suspend or cancel the person’s entitlement to be a contractor, hold a building services licence or hold a practitioner’s licence by virtue of holding deemed registration; and

(b) disqualify the person from being a contractor, holding a building services licence or holding a practitioner’s licence by virtue of the person holding deemed registration for a specified period or until the person fulfils a specified condition.