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272ZI: Offence to misrepresent status
or “It's against the law to pretend you have a special job in building that you don't really have.”
You could also call this:

“You can get in big trouble for saying a building part was made by a special company when it wasn't.”

You must not say a modular component was made by a registered modular component manufacturer (MCM) if it wasn’t. You also can’t claim a modular component is one that section 19(1)(da) applies to if it doesn’t.

If you break this rule, you’re committing a crime. If you’re found guilty, you’ll have to pay a fine. For a single person, the fine can be up to $300,000. For a company or organisation, the fine can be up to $1,500,000.

This law is there to make sure people don’t lie about who made modular components or what kind they are. It helps keep everyone safe and honest when dealing with building parts.

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or “The boss of building matters must create and look after special lists of important building information”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities relating to modular component manufacturers: Offences relating to modular component manufacturer scheme

272ZJOffence to misrepresent modular component as manufactured by registered MCM

  1. A person must not misrepresent a modular component as being any of the following if that is not the case:

  2. manufactured by a registered MCM:
    1. a modular component to which section 19(1)(da) would apply.

      1. A person who fails to comply with subsection (1)—

      2. commits an offence; and
        1. is liable on conviction,—
          1. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $300,000:
            1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $1,500,000.

            Notes
            • Section 272ZJ: inserted, on , by section 68 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).