Building Act 2016
121Certificate of likely compliance (notifiable demolition work)
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121 Certificate of likely compliance (notifiable demolition work)
(1) On receipt of a notice of work under section 120 , a building surveyor is to take into account each of the following matters in relation to the proposed notifiable demolition work specified in the notice of work:
(a) whether the work is entirely within the definition of notifiable demolition work;
(b) the protection work that has been, or is to be, performed in respect of the work;
(c) any documents provided to the building surveyor with the notice of work;
(d) any further information requested under subsection (2) ;
(e) any other permits, consents, or orders, in place or required under any Act in respect of the proposed work or the premises where the work is to be performed;
(f) any documents relied on by the designer of the work;
(g) any other prescribed matter.
(2) A building surveyor may request further information in respect of a notice of work.
(3) After taking into account the matters specified in subsection (1) in respect of the notifiable demolition work, a building surveyor may issue a certificate of likely compliance (notifiable demolition work) if satisfied that –
(a) the work is not building work or permit demolition work; and
(b) in the opinion of the building surveyor, all appropriate protection work has been performed in respect of the notifiable demolition work; and
(c) the work is likely to comply with this Act.
(4) If a building surveyor issues a certificate of likely compliance (notifiable demolition work), the building surveyor must forward a copy of the certificate to the relevant permit authority within the specified period.
(5) A building surveyor may refuse to issue a certificate of likely compliance (notifiable demolition work) –
(a) until all fees required to be paid to the building surveyor in respect of the work have been paid; and