Airports (Building Control) Regulations 2025
14Application for building approval
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14 Application for building approval
(1) A person (the applicant) may apply for a building approval to authorise the carrying out of a building activity on an airport site if the person is: (a) the airport‑lessee company for the airport site, or a person acting on behalf of the airport‑lessee company; or (b) the sub‑lessee, or a person acting on behalf of the sub‑lessee, of the building or of the land in or on which the building work is to be carried out; or (c) a person who has an interest in land at the airport, or a person acting on behalf of the person who has an interest in land at the airport. (2) The application must: (a) be made to the airport building controller for the airport site through the online lodgement facility; and (b) state the kind of building approval being applied for; and (c) include the information mentioned in: (i) section 15; and (ii) if the application is for a building permit—section 16; and (iii) if the application is for a works permit—section 17; and (iv) if the application is for a demolition authorisation—section 18. (3) The applicant must pay a fee in respect of the application of: (a) if the application is for a building permit or a works permit—the amount, according to the total estimated cost of the proposed building or works, set out in Schedule 1 for the airport site; or (b) if the application is for a demolition authorisation—$400. (4) The application is properly made if subsections (2) and (3) are complied with.