255Application for certificate of substantial compliance

255 Application for certificate of substantial compliance

(1)  An owner of premises may apply to a building surveyor for a certificate of substantial compliance in respect of completed, or partially completed, building work on the premises that –

(a) fails to comply with this Act, or any other relevant Act, as in force at the time the work was performed; and

(b) is the subject of a building order under section 247 .

(2)  An application for a certificate of substantial compliance is to –

(a) include specified information; and

(b) [Section 255 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 40, Applied:01 Jan 2017] be accompanied by specified documentation.

(c) [Section 255 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 40, Applied:01 Jan 2017] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  Subdivision 1 of Division 2 of Part 11 applies to an application for a certificate of substantial compliance as if it were an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work).