48L   Tribunal to be chiefly responsible for resolving building claims

(1)  This section applies if a person starts any proceedings in or before any court in respect of a building claim and the building claim is one that could be heard by the Tribunal under this Division.

(2)  If a defendant in proceedings to which this section applies makes an application for the proceedings to be transferred, the proceedings must be transferred to the Tribunal in accordance with the regulations and are to continue before the Tribunal as if they had been instituted there.

(3)  This section does not apply to matters arising under sections 15, 16 or 25 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999.

(4)  This section has effect despite section 23 of the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001.