sec.143Notice of engagement—owner clients

### sec.143 Notice of engagement—owner clients This section applies if— a private certifier is engaged by a client to perform private certifying functions for a building or building assessment work; and the owner of the building is the client or the applicant under the relevant building development application. The private certifier must, within 5 business days after the engagement starts, give notice of the engagement to the local government, unless the certifier has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. s 143 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5 sub 2020 No. 24 s 44 (sec.143-ssec.1) This section applies if— a private certifier is engaged by a client to perform private certifying functions for a building or building assessment work; and the owner of the building is the client or the applicant under the relevant building development application. (sec.143-ssec.2) The private certifier must, within 5 business days after the engagement starts, give notice of the engagement to the local government, unless the certifier has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. - (a) a private certifier is engaged by a client to perform private certifying functions for a building or building assessment work; and - (b) the owner of the building is the client or the applicant under the relevant building development application.