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Building Act 1993
72BGranting certificate of substantial compliance
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72B Granting certificate of substantial compliance
(1) A building certifier must not grant a certificate of substantial
compliance in relation to building work unless:
(a) the certificate applies to a building of a class prescribed for
section 72A(2)(a); and
(b) the building, or the part of the building to which the certificate
applies, is suitable for occupation; and
(c) the building work meets the relevant technical standards; and
(d) the building work complies substantially with one or both of the
(i) the building permit granted for the work;
(ii) the requirements of this Act and the Regulations relevant
to the work; and
(e) the building work complies with any further criteria prescribed
by regulation.
(2) A building certifier must not grant a certificate of substantial
compliance unless:
(a) the application for the certificate is accompanied by the
documents prescribed for Schedule 3, clause 3; and
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(b) the certifier believes on reasonable grounds that the building
work to which the certificate relates is consistent with those
documents.