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Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
18Identification and notification of particular affected buildings
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#### 18 Identification and notification of particular affected buildings
18 Identification and notification of particular affected buildings
> > (1) If the Secretary is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that a particular building is or may be an affected building, the Secretary may issue a notice under this section (an affected building notice).
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> > (2) An affected building notice is to include the following information—
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> > > (a) the location of the building that is or may be an affected building,
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> > > (b) particulars of the relevant building product use ban,
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> > > (c) particulars of the safety risk posed by the use of the building product to which the building product use ban applies.
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> > (3) The Secretary is to give a copy of an affected building notice to the following—
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> > > (a) the owner or owners of the building,
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> > > (b) the occupier or occupiers of the building,
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> > > (c) the council for the area in which the building is located,
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> > > (d) a relevant enforcement authority for the building (if the council is not a relevant enforcement authority for the building),
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> > > (e) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, if the safety risk posed by the use of the building product relates to a risk of fire.
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> > (4) If the building is the subject of a strata scheme under the [Strata Schemes Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050), a requirement to give notice to the owner or owners of the building is satisfied if notice is given to the owners corporation constituted under that Act.
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> > (5) The Secretary may publish an affected building notice on the internet, but only if the Secretary considers that it is in the public interest to do so.