27Records of permit authority

### 27 Records of permit authority > > (1)  A permit authority must keep the records set out in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) as determined by the Director of Building Control. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units. > > > (2)  A council of a municipal area must retain the records, required to be kept, under [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) , by the permit authority for the municipal area – > > > > > > (a) for at least 10 years after the record is made or such other prescribed period; or > > > > > > > (b) if the record is still relevant in respect of the premises to which it relates at the expiry of the period set out in [paragraph (a)](#GS27@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , until the record is no longer relevant in respect of those premises. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units. > > > (3)  A council may only make information retained under [subsection (2)](#GS27@Gs2@EN) available to the following persons: > > > > > > (a) the Director of Building Control or other authorised person; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2023, s. 9, Applied:01 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-01/act-2023-009#GS9@EN) an employee of the council, if access to the information is necessary as part of his or her employment; > > > > > > > (c) the owner of premises referred to in the information; > > > > > > > (d) a building surveyor, building services provider, or other licensed practitioner, that has been engaged by an owner of the premises referred to in the information; > > > > > > > (e) any other prescribed person. > > > (4)  A person may make a copy of information made available to the person under [subsection (3)](#GS27@Gs3@EN) on payment of any reasonable fee charged by the council that has made the information available.