consequences of non-compliance in the trade industry
In a competitive market, your reputation in the building industry is crucial. It has the power to determine your current and future success. Being caught out for not complying with the law can have an irreversible effect on a tradesperson’s finances and standing in the community. Consumer and Business Services (CBS) takes action where noncompliance is detected, such as builders and tradies not being licensed, working outside the scope of their licence, or performing substandard work.
The action taken and resulting consequences can vary based on the facts of each matter and the extent of damage caused. CBS has taken court action in relation to several unlicensed tradies in recent months. A Burnside man who operated without a licence and provided shoddy work was fined $105,000. His victims were left with either inadequate or irreparable work, or they had paid for services that the tradie did not supply. In one case, a consumer paid more than $32,000 to the tradie to build a pool, only to find that the fencing wasn’t straight, the filter pump wasn’t secured to the ground and the pool itself had a crack in the bottom.
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