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19EAppointment of certifier after appointment ends under
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19E Appointment of certifier after appointment ends under
s 19D (1) (e)
(1) This section applies if an eligible entity’s appointment as certifier for
building work on land (the first appointment) ends under
section 19D (1) (e).
(2) The owner of the land may appoint the entity as certifier for the
building work (the second appointment).
(3) If the certifier is an eligible entity during all of the relevant period,
the second appointment is taken—
(a) to begin on the day after the day the first appointment ends; and
(b) to be a continuation of the first appointment, not a new
(4) However, for section 19D (1) (e), the second appointment is taken to
be the last appointment if no appointment has been made after it.
relevant period means the period that—
(a) begins on the day after the day the first appointment ends; and
(b) ends on the day before the day the second appointment is made.