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Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
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23 Refusing to issue approval
23 Refusing to issue approval
(1) An approval authority must give an applicant for a building approval written notice (a refusal notice) if the approval authority refuses to issue the approval.
(2) The refusal notice must set out the reasons why the building approval was not issued.
(3) The regulations may prescribe other requirements for a refusal notice.