If the Builder cannot obtain the required insurance, the owner should engage another builder who can. A copy of the certificate of Indemnity policy together with the application for a building permit is lodged with the permit authority. The permit authority is able to refuse the application if evidence of insurance is not provided.
However, if the residence is sold or otherwise disposed of within seven years of the date the building permit is granted, the cover must be in place. The prospective purchaser should be provided with a valid certificate of insurance before the sale contract is finalised.
If Insurance cannot be obtained, the property cannot be sold within seven years of obtaining the building permit. The Act provides for a registered building contractor to build their own principal place of residence once every six years without having to obtain insurance. A builder may seek exemption under section 25B 3 of the Act by making a statutory declaration they have not obtained an exemption in the previous six years and undertaking to provide insurance to a subsequent owner s for seven years from the date the building permit was granted.
Subject to the Home Building Contracts Home Indemnity Insurance Exemptions Regulations , home indemnity insurance cover is not required for the following types of residential building work in respect of a multi-storey multi-unit development. A multi-storey multi-unit development means a building, comprising 2 or more independent dwelling units, any part of which —.
A registered builder who wishes to build their own home is not required to obtain Home Indemnity Insurance. However it will be required if they sell the home within 7 years from issue of the building permit. For owner builders or builders seeking to obtain Home Indemnity Insurance, a valid Building Defects Report must be carried out by a building inspector. The insurer will also require the Building Inspector to carry valid Professional Indemnity insurance. There are three ways Home Integrity can help.
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This includes when you are: building a house performing renovations building an extension. This insurance protects the current and future building owner if: work has not been completed or faulty work has not been rectified the builder dies, disappears or is declared bankrupt.
Claims can usually be made up to five years from the date the building work was completed. When building indemnity insurance is needed Your building contractor is responsible for making sure that this insurance is in place. Building work can not start until all of the following actions have been completed: building indemnity insurance has been taken out by the building contractor you have received a copy of the certificate of insurance the council has received a copy of the certificate of insurance.
The certificate of insurance The contractor must give you and the council a copy of the certificate of insurance The information on the certificate will include: the name of the person insured the name of the insurer details of any limitations on the liability of the insurer the name of builder the builder's license number the date the insurance was issued a description of the building work insured any conditions that apply when making a claim.
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