Building Act 2016
153Certificate of completion (permit building work)
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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) –
(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] . . . . . . . .
(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) , 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