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Building Act 1975
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### sec.315 Existing applications for a licence
This section applies to an application for a licence made, but not decided, before the commencement.
If the application is for a licence at the level of a building surveyor, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 1.
If the application is for a licence at the level of an assistant building surveyor, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 2.
If the application is for a licence at the level of a building surveying technician, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 3.
Subsection (6) applies to BSA for considering and deciding an application mentioned in subsection (4).
If the applicant has at least 1 year’s experience as a building surveying technician employed by a local government or under the supervision of a private certifier, the applicant is taken to have at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licenced as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2.
s 315 ins 2012 No. 3 s 18
(sec.315-ssec.1) This section applies to an application for a licence made, but not decided, before the commencement.
(sec.315-ssec.2) If the application is for a licence at the level of a building surveyor, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 1.
(sec.315-ssec.3) If the application is for a licence at the level of an assistant building surveyor, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 2.
(sec.315-ssec.4) If the application is for a licence at the level of a building surveying technician, it is taken to be an application for a licence at the level of building certifier–level 3.
(sec.315-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies to BSA for considering and deciding an application mentioned in subsection (4).
(sec.315-ssec.6) If the applicant has at least 1 year’s experience as a building surveying technician employed by a local government or under the supervision of a private certifier, the applicant is taken to have at least 1 year’s experience carrying out level 3 work under the supervision of a person licenced as a building certifier–level 1 or a building certifier–level 2.