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Building and Development Certifiers Regulation 2020
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#### 49 Records generally
49 Records generally
> > (1) This Division sets out the records that a registered certifier must keep for the purposes of section 120(2)(c) of the Act.
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> > (2) A record required to be kept by a registered certifier under this Division is required to be kept—
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> > > (a) at the registered certifier’s business premises or in another secure place, or
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> > > (b) in any other location or manner approved by the Secretary.
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> > (3) A record must be kept securely and must be in a form that can be readily inspected.
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> > (4) This Division does not require a registered certifier to keep records in relation to any certification work carried out by the registered certifier on behalf of a council.
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> > (5) This Division does not require a registered certifier to keep copies of—
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> > > (a) any certificate, or any ancillary application, determination, plan, specification or other document, for more than 10 years after the date on which the certificate was issued, or
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> > > Note.
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> > > While this Division may not require a document to be kept for more than 10 years other legislation may impose a requirement that the document be kept longer.
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> > > (b) a record of an inspection or missed inspection for more than 10 years after the time the inspection was conducted or missed, or
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> > > (c) any list of projects (together with details of those projects) for more than 10 years after the list was required to be prepared.
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> > (6) A registered certifier who fails to comply with a requirement of this Division is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of an individual—40 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a body corporate—100 penalty units.
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> **cl 49:** Am 2020 (732), Sch 1\[3\].