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166K Refund of building permit levy relating to rebuilding of a dwelling destroyed in an emergency
(1) This regulation applies in respect of an application for a building permit for building work accepted by a relevant building surveyor on or after 1 November 2019 and before the commencement of this Division, if—
(a) the building work includes the reconstruction or repair of the applicant's dwelling; and
(b) the dwelling was destroyed or damaged in an emergency; and
(c) the building work is carried out—
(i) on the same allotment as the dwelling that was destroyed or damaged; or
(ii) on a different allotment, but within the same municipal district as the dwelling that was destroyed or damaged.
(2) Any amount of building permit levy imposed under section 205G(1) and (2) of the Act in relation to the building work that is paid by the applicant to the Authority on or after 1 November 2019 and before the commencement of this Division must be refunded by the Authority to the applicant on receiving an application from the applicant for the refund in a form approved by the Authority.
Part 12—Inspections, notices and orders, and register of powers of entry
Division 1—Inspections and directions
167 Prescribed mandatory notification stages for construction or alteration of building
For the purposes of the definition of ***mandatory notification stage*** in section 3(1) of the Act, in relation to the construction of a new building or alteration to an existing building, the following stages of building work are prescribed—
(a) before placing a footing;
(b) before pouring an in situ reinforced concrete member that is specified in the relevant building permit by the relevant building surveyor;
(c) the completion of framework;
(d) during the carrying out of building work specified in the relevant building permit by the relevant building surveyor for the purposes of any inspection required by regulation 172;
(e) final, on the completion of all building work.