178Certificate of completion (permit plumbing work)

178 Certificate of completion (permit plumbing work)

(1)  A person may apply to the relevant permit authority for a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) in respect of completed permit plumbing work.

(2)  An application under subsection (1)  –

(a) is to be in an approved form; and

(b) [Section 178 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017] must include a copy of the standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) issued in respect of the permit plumbing work.

(c) [Section 178 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  On receipt of an application under subsection (1) , a permit authority may issue a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) if satisfied that –

(a) all the conditions of the relevant plumbing permit have been complied with; and

(b) the permit plumbing work is completed; and

(c) the permit plumbing work complies with this Act and the National Construction Code; and

(d) if required under the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 , a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) has been issued under section 56TD of that Act in relation to the permit plumbing work.

(4)  [Section 178 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017] A permit authority may accept an application for, and issue, a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) under this section that does not include a standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) issued in respect of the work, if evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the permit authority that –

(a) the responsible person for the work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) for the work; or