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Building Act 1993
193Relevant building work for which residential building contract
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193 Relevant building work for which residential building contract
not required
(1) This section applies in relation to relevant building work for which,
under the former laws, a residential building contract was not
required.
(2) If, immediately before the commencement day, an approved
insurance policy was in force for the work but no building permit
had been granted for the work:
(a) a building certifier may grant a building permit for the work in
accordance with the former laws as if those laws were still in
force; and
(b) if a building certifier grants a building permit as mentioned in
paragraph (a):
(i) the certifier must specify in the permit that it is granted
under the transitional provisions for the work; and
(ii) the former laws continue to apply in relation to the
relevant building work as if those laws were still in force.