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115Certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work)
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### 115 Certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work)
> > (1) A person may apply to the relevant permit authority for a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) in respect of completed notifiable plumbing 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 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 permit authority may only issue a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) if satisfied that the completed notifiable plumbing work has been performed in accordance with this Act.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 115 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 15, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS15@EN) Despite [subsection (2)(b)](#GS115@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , the relevant permit authority may issue a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) under [subsection (3)](#GS115@Gs3@EN) in respect of notifiable plumbing work that has not had a standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing work) issued in respect of it, if –
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> > > > (a) evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the relevant permit authority that –
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> > > > > > (i) the responsible person for the notifiable plumbing work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing work) for the work; or
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> > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the notifiable plumbing work, for a standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing 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 plumbing work –
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> > > > > > (i) is complete; and
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> > > > > > (ii) has been inspected as required under [section 111](#GS111@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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> > (5) [*\[Section 115 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 15, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS15@EN) If the relevant permit authority issues a certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) under [subsection (3)](#GS115@Gs3@EN) in respect of notifiable plumbing work that forms part of notifiable building work, the relevant permit authority is to give the relevant building surveyor for that notifiable building work a copy of the certificate of completion (notifiable plumbing work) so issued.