153Certificate of completion (permit building work)

### 153 Certificate of completion (permit building work) > > (1)  A person may apply to the relevant permit authority for a certificate of completion (permit building work) in respect of completed permit building work. > > > (2)  An application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) is to be in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 153 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS26@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (c) must include a copy of each of the following certificates issued in respect of the permit building work: > > > > > > > > > > (i) the certificate of final inspection (building); > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the standard of work certificate (permit building work); and > > > > > > > (d) if the permit building work also included permit plumbing work, must include a copy of each of the following certificates issued in respect of the permit plumbing work: > > > > > > > > > > (i) the certificate of completion (permit plumbing work); > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work); and > > > > > > > (e) if the permit 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. > > > (3)  On receipt of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN) , a permit authority may issue a certificate of completion (permit building work) if satisfied that – > > > > > > (a) all the conditions of the relevant building permit have been complied with; and > > > > > > > (b) the certificate of final inspection (building) has been issued in respect of the permit building work; and > > > > > > > (c) if the permit building work also included permit plumbing work – > > > > > > > > > > (i) a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) has been issued in respect of the permit plumbing work; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) if required under the [Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-013) , a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) has been issued under section 56TD of that Act in relation to the permit building work; and > > > > > > > (d) if the permit building work also included notifiable plumbing work – > > > > > > > > > > (i) a standard of work certificate (notifiable plumbing work) has been issued in respect of the notifiable plumbing work; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) if required under the [Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-013) , a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) has been issued under section 56TD of that Act in relation to the permit building work. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 153 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS26@Hpb@EN) A permit authority may accept an application for, and issue, a certificate of completion (permit building work) under this section that does not include a standard of work certificate for work (***the uncertified work***) as required under this section, if – > > > > > > (a) evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the permit authority that – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the responsible person for the uncertified work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate for the work; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the uncertified work, for a standard of work certificate and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made; and > > > > > > > (b) a certificate of completion, or certificate of final inspection, has been issued in respect of the uncertified work.