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)](#GS153@Gs1@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) is to be in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 178 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS30@Hpa@EN) must include a copy of the standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) issued in respect of the permit plumbing work. > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 178 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS30@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  On receipt of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN) , 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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-013) , 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)  [*\[Section 178 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 30, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS30@Hpc@EN) 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 > > > > > > > (b) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the work, for a standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made.