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Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986
37Person liable to pay long service levy
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#### 37 Person liable to pay long service levy
37 Person liable to pay long service levy
> > (1) A long service levy in respect of the erection of a building is payable by—
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> > > (a) in a case where development consent, a construction certificate or a complying development certificate is required to be obtained under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) for the erection of the building—
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> > > > (i) if development consent is granted and a construction certificate is not required to be obtained—the person to whom the development consent is granted, or
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> > > > (ii) if a construction certificate is required to be obtained—the person to whom the construction certificate is issued, or
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> > > > (iii) if a complying development certificate is issued—the person to whom the complying development certificate is issued, or
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> > > (b) in any other case—the person for whom the building is being erected.
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> > (2) Where one of 2 or more persons liable to pay a long service levy in respect of the erection of a building pays that levy, the other of those persons shall not be liable to pay that levy.
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> **s 37:** Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1998 No 33, Sch 3 \[3\]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.3 \[2\].