36Period for which approvals operate

36 Period for which approvals operate (1) A building approval operates until the end of the earliest of the (a) 3 years beginning on the day of its issue;

(b) any development period applying to the building work. Note A building approval ends if a further approval is issued for the same building work (see s 34). (2) If the development period applying to the building work is extended, the certifier may extend the period of operation of the building approval to a day that is no later than the day the extended development period ends. (3) However, subsection (2) does not authorise the extension of the period of validity of a building approval to a day that is more than 3 years after the day the approval was issued. (4) To remove any doubt, a building approval, or part of the building approval, does not operate while the approval or part is suspended. Note A building approval, or part of the approval, may be suspended under s 53. development period means a period within which, under another law in force in the ACT or a condition of the relevant lease, the building work must be completed.