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Building Act 2011
Part 4Occupancy permits and building approval certificates
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Part 4 — Occupancy permits and building approval certificates
Division 1 — Occupancy permits
40. Term used: occupier 37
41. Certain buildings not to be occupied or used without an occupancy permit 37
42. Display etc. of, occupancy permit details 38
43. Occupation, use of buildings to comply with occupancy permits 38
44. Compliance with occupancy permit generally 39
45. Regulations about safety and health matters in buildings requiring occupancy permits 40
Division 2 — Kinds of applications for occupancy permits and building approval certificates
46. Application for occupancy permit for completed building 41
47. Application for temporary occupancy permit for incomplete building 41
48. Application for modification of occupancy permit for additional use of building on temporary basis 41
49. Application for replacement occupancy permit for permanent change of building’s use, classification 42
51. Application for occupancy permit or building approval certificate for unauthorised work 42
52. Application for occupancy permit or building approval certificate for building with existing authorisation 43
Division 3 — Making and dealing with applications for occupancy permits and building approval certificates
53. Terms used 44
54. Manner of application 44
55. Further information 45
56. Certificate of construction compliance 45
57. Certificate of building compliance 46
58. Grant of occupancy permit, building approval certificate 48
59. Time for granting occupancy permit or building approval certificate 50
60. Notice of decision not to grant occupancy permit or grant building approval certificate 51
61. Form and content of occupancy permit, building approval certificate 52
62. Conditions imposed by permit authority 53
63. To whom form of permit, modification, certificate issued 54
64. Duration of temporary permit, modification 54
65. Extension of period of duration 54