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158Determining application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
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### 158 Determining application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
> > (1) Before determining an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work), the permit authority is to take into account the following matters:
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> > > > (a) any information or documents provided with the application;
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> > > > (b) if a required report has been provided under section 157 in respect of the application, the required report;
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> > > > (c) any relevant requirements of this Act or of a permit, consent or authority in force under any other Act in respect of the premises where the proposed work is to be performed;
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> > > > (d) any other matter that the Director of Building Control determines to be relevant to an application under this Subdivision;
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> > > > (e) any other matter that the permit authority considers relevant.
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> > (2) If the permit authority intends to grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work), the permit authority is not required to implement anything contained in a required report provided under section 157 in respect of the application.
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> > (3) If the permit authority intends to grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) and does not implement anything contained in a required report provided in respect of the application, the permit authority is to –
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> > > > (a) notify the relevant reporting authority of the refusal to implement all, or part, of the report; and
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> > > > (b) provide the reporting authority with –
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> > > > > > (i) a copy of the certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) issued as a result of granting the application; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the reasons for not implementing the report.