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Building Act 1975
sec.149Obligation to give inspection documentation and any reminder notice to local government
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### sec.149 Obligation to give inspection documentation and any reminder notice to local government
A private certifier must give the local government a copy of all inspection documentation prepared by or for the certifier for building work within 5 business days after the earlier of the following to happen—
the giving of a final inspection certificate for the building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building;
the discontinuance of the engagement of the private certifier;
the lapsing of the building development approval.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
However, if the inspection documentation includes certificates relied on by the private certifier, subsection (1) does not apply until 5 business days after the certifier has accepted all the certificates.
If the building development approval lapses, the private certifier must, within 5 business days after the lapsing, also give the local government a copy of the relevant reminder notice given under section 95 .
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
s 149 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2013 No. 5 s 94 sch ; 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.149-ssec.1) A private certifier must give the local government a copy of all inspection documentation prepared by or for the certifier for building work within 5 business days after the earlier of the following to happen— the giving of a final inspection certificate for the building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building; the discontinuance of the engagement of the private certifier; the lapsing of the building development approval. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.149-ssec.2) However, if the inspection documentation includes certificates relied on by the private certifier, subsection (1) does not apply until 5 business days after the certifier has accepted all the certificates.
(sec.149-ssec.3) If the building development approval lapses, the private certifier must, within 5 business days after the lapsing, also give the local government a copy of the relevant reminder notice given under section 95 . Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
- (a) the giving of a final inspection certificate for the building work or a certificate of occupancy for the relevant building;
- (b) the discontinuance of the engagement of the private certifier;
- (c) the lapsing of the building development approval.