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127Certificate of completion (notifiable demolition work)
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### 127 Certificate of completion (notifiable demolition work)
> > (1) A person may apply to the relevant building surveyor for a certificate of completion (notifiable demolition work) in respect of completed notifiable demolition 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 demolition work) issued in respect of the notifiable demolition 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 demolition work) if satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) the completed notifiable demolition 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.
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> > (3A) [*\[Section 127 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS17@EN) Despite [subsection (2)(b)](#GS127@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , a building surveyor may issue a certificate of completion (notifiable demolition work) under [subsection (3)](#GS127@Gs3@EN) in respect of notifiable demolition work that has not had a standard of work certificate (notifiable demolition 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 demolition work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (notifiable demolition work) for the work; or
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> > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the notifiable demolition work, for a standard of work certificate (notifiable demolition 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 demolition work –
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> > > > > > (i) is complete; and
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> > > > > > (ii) has been inspected as required under [section 123](#GS123@EN) and the person performing the inspection is satisfied that the work complies with this Act.
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> > (4) Within 7 business days after issuing a certificate of completion (notifiable demolition work), the building surveyor who issued the certificate must forward a copy of the certificate to the relevant permit authority.