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Building Act 1975
sec.231AKWhen owner must obtain fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate or certificate of occupancy
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### sec.231AK When owner must obtain fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate or certificate of occupancy
The owner of an RCB must, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse, obtain a fire safety (RCB) compliance certificate for the RCB, or a certificate of occupancy relating to building work done to the RCB to make it comply with the fire safety standard (RCB), by the latest of the following days—
for an RCB with the assessment category 1—
1 September 2014; or
a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2014; or
a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2014 but not later than 1 September 2015;
for an RCB with the assessment category 2—
1 September 2016; or
a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2016; or
a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2016 but not later than 1 September 2017.
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
s 231AK ins 2011 No. 72 s 232
amd 2013 No. 5 s 94 sch ; 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
- (a) for an RCB with the assessment category 1— (i) 1 September 2014; or (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2014; or (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2014 but not later than 1 September 2015;
- (i) 1 September 2014; or
- (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2014; or
- (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2014 but not later than 1 September 2015;
- (b) for an RCB with the assessment category 2— (i) 1 September 2016; or (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2016; or (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2016 but not later than 1 September 2017.
- (i) 1 September 2016; or
- (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2016; or
- (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2016 but not later than 1 September 2017.
- (i) 1 September 2014; or
- (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2014; or
- (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2014 but not later than 1 September 2015;
- (i) 1 September 2016; or
- (ii) a day prescribed under a regulation that is later than 1 September 2016; or
- (iii) a day approved by a local government under section 231AL that is later than 1 September 2016 but not later than 1 September 2017.