158Determining application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)

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:

(a) any information or documents provided with the application;

(b) if a required report has been provided under section 157 in respect of the application, the required report;

(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;

(d) any other matter that the Director of Building Control determines to be relevant to an application under this Subdivision;

(e) any other matter that the permit authority considers relevant.

(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.

(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 –

(a) notify the relevant reporting authority of the refusal to implement all, or part, of the report; and

(b) provide the reporting authority with –

(i) a copy of the certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) issued as a result of granting the application; and

(ii) the reasons for not implementing the report.