Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
16Building work carried out under building approval or complying development certificate
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16 Building work carried out under building approval or complying development certificate
16 Building work carried out under building approval or complying development certificate
(1) A person must not carry out building work under a building approval unless—
(a) the building work is carried out in accordance with the building approval, and
(b) if the regulations prescribe additional requirements to be satisfied before the building work may be carried out—the additional requirements have been satisfied.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—2,000 penalty units, or
(b) otherwise—10,000 penalty units.
(2) A person must not carry out building work under a complying development certificate unless—
(a) the building work is carried out in accordance with the complying development certificate, and
(b) if the regulations prescribe additional requirements to be satisfied before the building work may be carried out—the additional requirements have been satisfied.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—2,000 penalty units, or
(b) otherwise—10,000 penalty units.