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Building Act 1993
70Granting occupancy permit
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70 Granting occupancy permit
(1) A building certifier must not grant an occupancy permit unless the
building, or part of the building, concerned is suitable for occupation
and complies in all material respects with the Regulations.
(2) A building certifier must not grant an occupancy permit unless:
(a) the application for the occupancy permit was accompanied by
the documents prescribed for Schedule 3, clause 3; and
(b) the building work to which the occupancy permit relates is
consistent with those documents; and
(c) if, at the time the application for the occupancy permit was
made, the building permit for the building work was no longer
in force:
(i) the building work specified in the building permit that is
essential to the class of the building was carried out
while the building permit was in force; and
(ii) the building work complies with any further criteria
prescribed by regulation.