s. 134A 134A Limitation on time when plumbing action may be S. 134A brought inserted by No. 39/1996 Despite anything to the contrary in the Limitation s. 6. of Actions Act 1958 or in any other Act or law, if a compliance certificate is issued in respect of plumbing work under Part 12A, an action (including a counter-claim) for damages for loss or damage arising out of or concerning any defects in the work cannot be brought more than 10 years after the date of issue of the certificate. Division 3—Insurance 135 Order requiring insurance S. 135 substituted by (1) The Minister may, by order published in the No. 91/1995 Government Gazette— s. 139. (a) require building practitioners in specified categories or classes of building practitioners or any part of a class or category of building practitioners to be covered by insurance; and (b) require specified classes of persons to whom section 137B or 137D applies to be covered by insurance for the purposes of that section; and (c) specify the kinds and amount of insurance by which building practitioners and persons in each specified category or class or part of a category or class are required to be covered. (2) An order under subsection (1) or subsection (4) S. 135(2) amended by must state the date of taking effect of the order No. 36/2002 which must not be earlier than one month after the s. 9(1). date of publication of the order in the Government Gazette.
S. 134A inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 6. 134A Limitation on time when plumbing action may be brought Despite anything to the contrary in the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 or in any other Act or law, if a compliance certificate is issued in respect of plumbing work under Part 12A, an action (including a counter-claim) for damages for loss or damage arising out of or concerning any defects in the work cannot be brought more than 10 years after the date of issue of the certificate. Division 3—Insurance S. 135 substituted by No. 91/1995 s. 139. 135 Order requiring insurance s. 134A (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Government Gazette— (a) require building practitioners in specified categories or classes of building practitioners or any part of a class or category of building practitioners to be covered by insurance; and (b) require specified classes of persons to whom section 137B or 137D applies to be covered by insurance for the purposes of that section; and (c) specify the kinds and amount of insurance by which building practitioners and persons in each specified category or class or part of a category or class are required to be covered. S. 135(2) amended by No. 36/2002 s. 9(1). (2) An order under subsection (1) or subsection (4) must state the date of taking effect of the order which must not be earlier than one month after the date of publication of the order in the Government Gazette.
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