Building Act 2016
172Duration of plumbing permit
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172 Duration of plumbing permit
(1) A plumbing permit expires on the first of the following:
(a) if the permit specifies a period within which the permit plumbing work is to be commenced and no work has commenced within that period, on the expiry of that period;
(b) if no permit plumbing work has been commenced under the permit and the permit does not specify a period within which the work is to be commenced, on the first anniversary of the permit application being granted under section 169 ;
(c) if the permit does not specify a period for which it is in effect and the period for which it is in effect is not extended under section 173 , on the second anniversary of the permit application being granted under section 169 ;
(d) if the permit specifies a period for which it is in effect and the period for which it is in effect is not extended under section 173 , on the expiry of the period specified in the permit;
(e) if the period for which the permit is in effect is extended under section 173 , on the expiry of the period so extended;
(f) on the issuing of a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) in respect of the permit plumbing work to be performed under the permit.
(1A) [Section 172 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 28, Applied:01 Jan 2017] Despite subsection (1) , if an application to extend the period for which a plumbing permit is in effect is made under section 173 and has not been determined under section 173(3) before the permit is to expire, the permit is to remain in effect until the application is so determined.
(2) A plumbing permit is only valid while the permit is in effect.