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104Certificate of completion (notifiable building work)
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### 104 Certificate of completion (notifiable building work)
> > (1) A person may apply to the relevant building surveyor for a certificate of completion (notifiable building work) in respect of completed notifiable building work.
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> > (2) An application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN) –
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> > > > (a) is to be in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) must include a copy of the standard of work certificate (notifiable building work) issued in respect of the notifiable building work; and
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> > > > (c) if the notifiable building work also included notifiable plumbing work, must include a copy of the standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing work) issued in respect of the notifiable plumbing work.
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> > (3) On receipt of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN) , a building surveyor may only issue a certificate of completion (notifiable building work) if satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) the completed notifiable building work has been performed in accordance with this Act; and
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> > > > (b) the applicable building administration fee has been paid in respect of the work; and
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> > > > (c) if the notifiable building work also included notifiable plumbing work, a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) has been issued in respect of the notifiable plumbing work.
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> > (3A) [*\[Section 104 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS13@EN) Despite [subsection (2)(b)](#GS104@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , a building surveyor may issue a certificate of completion (notifiable building work) under [subsection (3)](#GS104@Gs3@EN) in respect of notifiable building work that has not had a standard of work certificate (notifiable building work) issued in respect of it, if –
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> > > > (a) evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the building surveyor that –
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> > > > > > (i) the responsible person for the notifiable building work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (notifiable building work) for the work; or
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> > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the notifiable building work, for a standard of work certificate (notifiable building work) and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made; and
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> > > > (b) the notifiable building work –
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> > > > > > (i) is complete; and
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> > > > > > (ii) has been inspected as required under [section 100](#GS100@EN) and the person performing the inspection is satisfied that the work complies with this Act and the National Construction Code.
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> > (3B) [*\[Section 104 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS13@EN) Despite [subsection (3)(c)](#GS104@Gs3@Hpc@EN) , a building surveyor may issue a certificate of completion (notifiable building work) under [subsection (3)](#GS104@Gs3@EN) in respect of notifiable building work, that included notifiable plumbing work that has not had a standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing work) issued in respect of it, if a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) has been issued in respect of the notifiable plumbing work.
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> > (4) Within 7 business days after issuing a certificate of completion (notifiable building work), the building surveyor who issued the certificate must forward a copy of the certificate to the relevant permit authority.