152Certificate of final inspection (building)

### 152 Certificate of final inspection (building) > > (1)  A building surveyor may issue a certificate of final inspection (building) in respect of permit building work if – > > > > > > (a) the building surveyor has – > > > > > > > > > > (i) inspected the permit building work under [section 149](#GS149@EN) on completion of the final notification stage for the work; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) received a standard of work certificate (permit building work) in respect of the work; and > > > > > > > (b) the building surveyor is satisfied that – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the permit building work is completed; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the permit building work is in compliance with this Act and the National Construction Code, in so far as it is reasonably practicable to inspect. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 152 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 25, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS25@EN) Despite [subsection (1)(a)(ii)](#GS152@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) , a building surveyor may issue a certificate of final inspection (building), in respect of permit building work that has not had a standard of work certificate (permit building work) issued in respect of it, if – > > > > > > (a) evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the building surveyor that – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the responsible person for the permit building work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (permit building work) for the work; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the permit building work, for a standard of work certificate (permit building work) and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made; and > > > > > > > (b) the permit building work – > > > > > > > > > > (i) is complete; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) has been inspected, as required under [section 149](#GS149@EN) , on completion of the final notification stage for the work and the person performing the inspection is satisfied that the work complies with this Act and the National Construction Code. > > > (2)  If a building surveyor issues a certificate of final inspection (building), the building surveyor is to – > > > > > > (a) issue the certificate of final inspection (building) to the owner of the premises where the permit building work was performed; and > > > > > > > (b) provide a copy of it to the permit authority and the licensed builder specified in the relevant permit for the permit building work.