20CDeclaration for certain building work not requiring occupancy

20C Declaration for certain building work not requiring occupancy certification (1) This regulation applies in relation to completed building work if a declaration under section 65(1A)(b) of the Act provides for it to apply. (2) The individual who carried out the completed building work or was in charge of carrying out the work must make a declaration in accordance with regulation 20D(1) in relation to the work not later than 14 days after completing the work. (3) The individual must, not later than 14 days after completing the building work, give the declaration to the building certifier who granted the building permit for the work. (4) If the individual who carried out the completed building work or was in charge of carrying out the work was acting for a corporation and ceased to do so after completing the work, the individual is not excused from making a declaration in accordance with this regulation in relation to the work. (5) A person must not occupy a building in or on which building work mentioned in subregulation (1) has been carried out unless a declaration mentioned in subregulation (2) has been made in relation to the completed building work. Maximum penalty: 85 penalty units.

Building Regulations 1993 25 (6) Subregulation (5) does not apply if one of the following has been granted for the completed building work: (a) a certificate of substantial compliance; or (b) a certificate of existence.