71Savings and transitional—exemption for certain existing conflicts of interest

71 Savings and transitional—exemption for certain existing conflicts of interest

71 Savings and transitional—exemption for certain existing conflicts of interest

(1) For the purposes of section 28(2) of the Act, a conflict of interest set out in subclause (2) or (3) is exempt from section 28(1) of the Act if, for the development to which the certification work relates—

(a) the certifier was appointed before 1 July 2020, and

(b) the development is completed before 1 July 2022.

(2) A registered certifier issuing a relevant certificate, for development with a capital investment value of between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000, on behalf of a council to—

(a) the council, or

(b) an employee of the council.

(3) A registered certifier carrying out certification work in relation to an aspect of development if the certifier has provided advice as to how to amend a plan or specification to ensure the aspect will comply with a deemed-to-satisfy provision of the Building Code of Australia.

cl 71: Ins 2020 (732), Sch 1[5].