Building Regulation 2021
sec.51Arranging inspection
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sec.51 Arranging inspection
This section applies if a building certifier for assessable building work (the relevant certifier ) receives a notice for inspection for a stage of the work. The relevant certifier must ensure the stage of the assessable building work is, at a time agreed by the builder for the work, inspected by one of the following persons (each an inspecting person )— the relevant certifier or another building certifier; a competent person (inspection) if— the relevant certifier has decided the competent person may carry out the inspection; and the competent person may, under this regulation, give a certificate of inspection for the work. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The inspecting person must not unreasonably refuse to inspect the stage of the assessable building work at the time agreed under subsection (2) . (sec.51-ssec.1) This section applies if a building certifier for assessable building work (the relevant certifier ) receives a notice for inspection for a stage of the work. (sec.51-ssec.2) The relevant certifier must ensure the stage of the assessable building work is, at a time agreed by the builder for the work, inspected by one of the following persons (each an inspecting person )— the relevant certifier or another building certifier; a competent person (inspection) if— the relevant certifier has decided the competent person may carry out the inspection; and the competent person may, under this regulation, give a certificate of inspection for the work. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.51-ssec.3) The inspecting person must not unreasonably refuse to inspect the stage of the assessable building work at the time agreed under subsection (2) .
- (a) the relevant certifier or another building certifier;
- (b) a competent person (inspection) if— (i) the relevant certifier has decided the competent person may carry out the inspection; and (ii) the competent person may, under this regulation, give a certificate of inspection for the work.
- (i) the relevant certifier has decided the competent person may carry out the inspection; and
- (ii) the competent person may, under this regulation, give a certificate of inspection for the work.
- (i) the relevant certifier has decided the competent person may carry out the inspection; and
- (ii) the competent person may, under this regulation, give a certificate of inspection for the work.