Part 5 – Licence identification card

35 Form of licence identification card

A licence identification card must display the following:

  1. the words "Licensed Building Practitioner";
  2. a photographic image of the Licensed Building Practitioner;
  3. the Licensed Building Practitioner's name;
  4. the class or classes of licence that the Licensed Building Practitioner is entitled to;
  5. the unique identifier issued by the Registrar to the Licensed Building Practitioner;
  6. the expiry date of the identification card; and
  7. the Licensed Building Practitioner’s area of Practice information (if any).

36 Issue of licence identification card

  1. The Registrar must issue a licence identification card to every person who is entitled to be licensed under the Act.
  2. Every Licensed Building Practitioner will be issued with only one licence identification card at any time, irrespective of the number of classes of licence the Licensed Building Practitioner holds .

37 Period for initial licence identification card

  1. A licence identification card issued under rule 13(2) is valid for a period of 1 year from the date the licence was granted.
  2. However, if a person already holds a licence identification card, but has been granted an additional class or classes of licence, a new licence identification card must be issued that –
    1. lists all the classes of licence the Licensed Building Practitioner now holds; and
    2. has the same expiry date as the card it is replacing.

38 Replacement of licence identification card if lost, stolen, etc

  1. A Licensed Building Practitioner must apply for a replacement licence identification card, if—
    1. the card is lost, stolen, destroyed, defaced, mutilated, or becomes illegible; or
    2. the Licensed Building Practitioner's name is changed from that recorded on the licence identification card and the register; or
    3. the Licensed Building Practitioner's appearance has changed significantly from the photo displayed on the licence identification card.
  2. The Licensed Building Practitioner must provide the following with his or her application for a replacement card:
    1. full name and address ;
    2. licence number;
    3. the reason for the application for replacement;
    4. the current licence identification card (unless it is lost or stolen);
    5. payment of the prescribed fee;
    6. a statement signed by the Licensed Building Practitioner that, to the best of his or her knowledge, all the information provided with the application is true and correct and that he or she is not disqualified from obtaining or holding a licence.
  3. A replacement licence identification card must have the same expiry date as the expiry date of the card it replaces.

39 Registrar may require licence identification cards to be returned or destroyed when licence is suspended or cancelled

  1. A licence identification card issued to a Licensed Building Practitioner is the property of the Registrar.
  2. A Licensed Building Practitioner must, if required by the Registrar, return a licence identification card for the period of any suspension of his or her licence.
  3. A Licensed Building Practitioner whose licence is cancelled must return his or her licence identification card to the Registrar, or destroy the card and notify the Registrar that the card has been destroyed.
  4. If the Licensed Building Practitioner has more than 1 class of licence, the Registrar must reissue a licence identification card to the licensed practitioner for any class or classes of licence not suspended or cancelled.

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