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Building Act 1975
sec.148Obligation to give inspection documentation to owner of building
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### sec.148 Obligation to give inspection documentation to owner of building
This section applies if the engagement of a private certifier for building work is discontinued before the giving of a final inspection certificate for the relevant building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building.
The private certifier must, within the following period, give the owner of the building a copy of the inspection documentation for inspection of the building work—
if the inspection documentation includes a certificate relied on by the private certifier—within 5 business days after the certifier accepts the certificates;
otherwise—within 5 business days after the engagement is discontinued.
Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
s 148 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.148-ssec.1) This section applies if the engagement of a private certifier for building work is discontinued before the giving of a final inspection certificate for the relevant building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building.
(sec.148-ssec.2) The private certifier must, within the following period, give the owner of the building a copy of the inspection documentation for inspection of the building work— if the inspection documentation includes a certificate relied on by the private certifier—within 5 business days after the certifier accepts the certificates; otherwise—within 5 business days after the engagement is discontinued. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.
- (a) if the inspection documentation includes a certificate relied on by the private certifier—within 5 business days after the certifier accepts the certificates;
- (b) otherwise—within 5 business days after the engagement is discontinued.