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Building Act 1975
sec.10What is a building certifying function
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### sec.10 What is a building certifying function
A building certifying function is doing any of the following—
carrying out building assessment work, other than a part of building assessment work that, under section 46 , a referral agency may carry out;
the giving of a certificate (a compliance certificate ) in the approved form that, other than for aspects of building assessment work that under section 46 must be assessed by a referral agency, states building work complies with the building assessment provisions;
for a building development approval—inspecting the building work to decide whether to certify the work;
for building work for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure, the giving of—
a certificate in the approved form for the stage of the building work that is after excavation of foundation material and before the footings for the building are laid; and
a certificate (a final inspection certificate ) in the approved form for the final stage of the building work;
the giving of a certificate of occupancy for a building or structure of another class.
s 10 prev s 10 om 1996 No. 76 s 3 sch 1
pres s 10 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2016 No. 27 s 40 ; 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
- (a) carrying out building assessment work, other than a part of building assessment work that, under section 46 , a referral agency may carry out;
- (b) the giving of a certificate (a compliance certificate ) in the approved form that, other than for aspects of building assessment work that under section 46 must be assessed by a referral agency, states building work complies with the building assessment provisions;
- (c) for a building development approval—inspecting the building work to decide whether to certify the work;
- (d) for building work for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure, the giving of— (i) a certificate in the approved form for the stage of the building work that is after excavation of foundation material and before the footings for the building are laid; and (ii) a certificate (a final inspection certificate ) in the approved form for the final stage of the building work;
- (i) a certificate in the approved form for the stage of the building work that is after excavation of foundation material and before the footings for the building are laid; and
- (ii) a certificate (a final inspection certificate ) in the approved form for the final stage of the building work;
- (e) the giving of a certificate of occupancy for a building or structure of another class.
- (i) a certificate in the approved form for the stage of the building work that is after excavation of foundation material and before the footings for the building are laid; and
- (ii) a certificate (a final inspection certificate ) in the approved form for the final stage of the building work;