27ADirector of Building Control may recommend Minister to direct permit authority

### 27A Director of Building Control may recommend Minister to direct permit authority > [*\[Section 27A Inserted by No. 9 of 2023, s. 10, Applied:01 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-01/act-2023-009#GS10@EN) > > > (1)  If the Director of Building Control believes that a permit authority has not satisfactorily performed a function of a permit authority under this Act, the Director may make a recommendation to the Minister under [subsection (3)](#GS27A@Gs3@EN) in respect of the permit authority. > > > (2)  Before making a recommendation to the Minister under [subsection (3)](#GS27A@Gs3@EN) in respect of a permit authority, the Director of Building Control must – > > > > > > (a) notify the permit authority of each of the following: > > > > > > > > > > (i) that the Director of Building Control intends to make a recommendation to the Minister under this section in respect of the permit authority; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the reasons why the Director of Building Control intends to make such a recommendation; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) that the permit authority is entitled to make submissions to the Director of Building Control against the making of such a recommendation; > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) the period within which, and the manner in which, the permit authority may make such a submission to the Director of Building Control; and > > > > > > > (b) consider each submission made to the Director of Building Control by the permit authority, in accordance with the notice under [paragraph (a)](#GS27A@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , before making the proposed recommendation. > > > (3)  If, after considering the submissions of a permit authority under this section, the Director of Building Control believes that the permit authority has not satisfactorily performed a function of a permit authority under this Act, the Director – > > > > > > (a) may give a written recommendation to the Minister that the Minister make an order under [section 27B](#GS27B@EN) in respect of the permit authority; and > > > > > > > (b) is to specify in the written recommendation – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the reasons why the Director of Building Control has made such a recommendation in respect of the permit authority; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a summary of the submissions made under this section by the permit authority, if any, in respect of the recommendation.