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160Granting application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
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### 160 Granting application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
> > (1) A permit authority is to grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) within the prescribed period if the permit authority is satisfied that the work specified in the application –
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> > > > (a) is permit plumbing work; and
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> > > > (b) is likely to comply with this Act and the National Construction Code.
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> > (2) A permit authority may grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) subject to any conditions the permit authority thinks appropriate.
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> > (3) If a permit authority grants an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work), the permit authority is to –
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> > > > (a) issue the applicant with a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) in an approved form that specifies that the certificate has been issued in respect of permit plumbing work; and
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> > > > (b) if the owner of the premises where the work specified in the application is to be performed is not the applicant for the certificate, provide the owner with a copy of the certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) so issued.