72BGranting certificate of substantial compliance

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

Building Act 1993 85 (b) the certifier believes on reasonable grounds that the building work to which the certificate relates is consistent with those documents.