203Certificate of completion (permit demolition work)

### 203 Certificate of completion (permit demolition work) > > (1)  A person may apply to the relevant permit authority for a certificate of completion (permit demolition work) in respect of completed permit demolition work. > > > (2)  An application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) is to be in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) must include a copy of each of the following certificates issued in respect of the permit demolition work: > > > > > > > > > > (i) the certificate of final inspection (demolition); > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 203 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 34, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS34@Hpa@EN) the standard of work certificate (permit demolition work). > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 203 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 34, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS34@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  On receipt of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS153@Gs1@EN) , a permit authority may issue a certificate of completion (permit demolition work) if satisfied that – > > > > > > (a) all the conditions of the relevant demolition permit have been complied with; and > > > > > > > (b) the certificate of final inspection (demolition) has been issued in respect of the permit demolition work; and > > > > > > > (c) 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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-013#GS56TD@EN) of that Act in relation to the permit demolition work. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 203 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 34, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS34@Hpc@EN) A permit authority may accept an application for, and issue, a certificate of completion (permit demolition work) under this section in respect of permit demolition work that has not had a standard of work certificate (permit demolition work) issued in respect of it as required under this section, if – > > > > > > (a) evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the permit authority that – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the responsible person for the work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (permit demolition work) for the work; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the work, for a standard of work certificate (permit demolition work) and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made; and > > > > > > > (b) a certificate of final inspection (demolition) has been issued in respect of the work.