47Start-work notifications for permit demolition work

47 Start-work notifications for permit demolition work

(1)  The responsible person for permit demolition work must notify the relevant building surveyor, in an approved form and no later than the specified period before the work commences, that the work is to commence.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  A building surveyor who receives a notification under subregulation (1) may notify the responsible person for the permit demolition work in writing that the permit work is not to commence because the building surveyor is not satisfied that all the necessary requirements of the Act have been met in respect of the permit demolition work.

(3)  A notification under subregulation (2)  –

(a) may only be made within the specified period before the work commences referred to in subregulation (1) ; and

(b) is to be in an approved form; and

(c) is to specify the steps that need to be taken before the notification is to be withdrawn and the permit demolition work may commence.

(4)  A person must not perform permit demolition work that is the subject of a notification under subregulation (2) until the notification has been withdrawn in respect of the work.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(5)  The relevant building surveyor may withdraw a notification under subregulation (2) if satisfied that all the necessary requirements of the Act have been met in respect of the permit demolition work.

(6)  A building surveyor who receives a notification under subregulation (1) must forward to the relevant permit authority, within the specified period after receiving the notification –

(a) a copy of the notification; and

(b) if, in respect of the notification under subregulation (1) , the building surveyor notifies a person under subregulation (2)  –

(i) details of the notification under ; and