Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING (RESOLUTION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DISPUTES) REGULATIONS (NO 43 OF 2012) - REG 37

    (1)     The Commissioner may publish a dispute decision:

(a)     if the period permitted by regulation  80 (1) for making an appeal has expired and no appeal has been made – after the expiry of that period; or

(b)     if an appeal is lodged under regulation  80 (1) – after the Tribunal has decided the application.

    (2)     The publication of a dispute decision must include details about the outcome of the consumer guarantee dispute application for which the decision was made.

Examples of outcomes for subregulation (2)

1     In relation to work found to be defective – whether the builder rectified or completed the defective work or paid the compensation as ordered and whether that was done within the compliance period specified in the dispute decision.

2     In relation to work found not to be defective – whether the dispute decision was varied or set aside by the Tribunal and, if so, a brief description of the Tribunal's decision.

    (3)     Publication of a dispute decision may be in any form the Commissioner considers appropriate, including on the Internet.

    (4)     A dispute decision published on the Internet is to be removed 5 years after publication.