sec.18Reference to local government in provision about building development application

### sec.18 Reference to local government in provision about building development application If— a provision of this Act about a building development application refers to the local government; and under the Planning Act , an entity other than the local government or a private certifier is the assessment manager; the provision applies as if the reference to the local government were a reference to the entity. s 18 prev s 18 amd 1984 No. 114 s 9 ; 1991 No. 52 s 2 0.19 om 1998 No. 13 s 11 pres s 18 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5 amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2016 No. 27 s 43 - (a) a provision of this Act about a building development application refers to the local government; and - (b) under the Planning Act , an entity other than the local government or a private certifier is the assessment manager;