17Requirements for plans for alteration and erection of

17 Requirements for plans for alteration and erection of buildings—Act, s 27 (1) (a) (1) This section applies to plans that relate to the erection or alteration of a building. (2) The plans must contain sufficient information about the proposed finished dimensions, arrangement, locations and inherent characteristic of materials making up every element of the proposed building work to allow— (a) a certifier to work out if a building erected or altered in accordance with the plan would contravene the Act; and (b) a competent builder to carry out the building work in accordance with the plans and the Act; and

(c) a certifier to work out if the building work, if carried out, complies with the plan and the Act; and (d) a certifier to work out if the building work is exempt from all or part of the Act. Examples—building work that complies with Act