sec.101Meaning of substantially completed

### sec.101 Meaning of substantially completed A building has been substantially completed when— all wet areas are waterproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and reticulated water is connected to and provided throughout the building; and all sanitary installations are installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and either— the local government has issued a final inspection certificate under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 stating the plumbing or drainage work for the building has been finished under that Act; or notice of notifiable work carried out for the building has, on the completion of that work, been given to the commissioner under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 , section 83 (1) ; and all fire safety installations are operational and installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and all health and safety matters relating to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and electricity supply is connected to the building to the extent necessary for it to be used under the BCA classification sought; and the building is weatherproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and the building is structurally adequate as required under the building assessment provisions; and all means of access and egress to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and if the relevant development approval includes conditions advised or required by a referral agency and the conditions are about the building work for the building—the conditions have been complied with. In this section— building includes alterations to all or part of an existing building. s 101 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5 amd 2013 No. 5 s 60 ; 2018 No. 17 s 197 sch 2 (sec.101-ssec.1) A building has been substantially completed when— all wet areas are waterproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and reticulated water is connected to and provided throughout the building; and all sanitary installations are installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and either— the local government has issued a final inspection certificate under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 stating the plumbing or drainage work for the building has been finished under that Act; or notice of notifiable work carried out for the building has, on the completion of that work, been given to the commissioner under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 , section 83 (1) ; and all fire safety installations are operational and installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and all health and safety matters relating to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and electricity supply is connected to the building to the extent necessary for it to be used under the BCA classification sought; and the building is weatherproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and the building is structurally adequate as required under the building assessment provisions; and all means of access and egress to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and if the relevant development approval includes conditions advised or required by a referral agency and the conditions are about the building work for the building—the conditions have been complied with. (sec.101-ssec.2) In this section— building includes alterations to all or part of an existing building. - (a) all wet areas are waterproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and - (b) reticulated water is connected to and provided throughout the building; and - (c) all sanitary installations are installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and - (d) either— (i) the local government has issued a final inspection certificate under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 stating the plumbing or drainage work for the building has been finished under that Act; or (ii) notice of notifiable work carried out for the building has, on the completion of that work, been given to the commissioner under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 , section 83 (1) ; and - (i) the local government has issued a final inspection certificate under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 stating the plumbing or drainage work for the building has been finished under that Act; or - (ii) notice of notifiable work carried out for the building has, on the completion of that work, been given to the commissioner under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 , section 83 (1) ; and - (e) all fire safety installations are operational and installed as required under the building assessment provisions; and - (f) all health and safety matters relating to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and - (g) electricity supply is connected to the building to the extent necessary for it to be used under the BCA classification sought; and - (h) the building is weatherproof as required under the building assessment provisions; and - (i) the building is structurally adequate as required under the building assessment provisions; and - (j) all means of access and egress to the building comply with the building assessment provisions; and - (k) if the relevant development approval includes conditions advised or required by a referral agency and the conditions are about the building work for the building—the conditions have been complied with. - (i) the local government has issued a final inspection certificate under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 stating the plumbing or drainage work for the building has been finished under that Act; or - (ii) notice of notifiable work carried out for the building has, on the completion of that work, been given to the commissioner under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 , section 83 (1) ; and