262Duration of permit of substantial compliance

### 262 Duration of permit of substantial compliance > > (1)  A permit of substantial compliance expires – > > > > > > (a) if no work has been commenced under the permit, on the first anniversary of the permit being granted under section 260; or > > > > > > > (b) 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, on the second anniversary of the permit being granted under section 260; or > > > > > > > (c) if the permit specifies a period for which it is in effect and the period for which it is in effect is not extended, on the expiry of the period specified in the permit; or > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 262 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) if the period for which the permit is in effect is extended as prescribed, on the expiry of the period so extended; or > > > > > > > (e) if a certificate of completion (permit building work) is issued in respect of the building work to be performed under the permit. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 262 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 42, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS42@EN) Despite [subsection (1)](#GS262@Gs1@EN) , if an application to extend the period for which a permit of substantial compliance is in effect is made under [section 263A](#GS263A@EN) and has not been determined under [section 263A(5)](#GS263@Gs5@EN) before the permit is to expire, the permit is to remain in effect until the application is so determined. > > > (2)  A permit is only valid while the permit is in effect.