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Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
Sch 5 s 16Section 29 Stop work orders
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Sch 5 s 16 Section 29 Stop work orders
[16] Section 29 Stop work orders
Omit section 29(6)(b).
Insert instead—
(b) if the local council is not the approval authority for the building work—the approval authority.