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Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
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16 Notice of application for occupation certificate
> > (1) A person must, before making an application for an occupation certificate for a building to which building work relates, give written notice to each registered building practitioner who did the building work of the intention to apply for the certificate.
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> > (2) A person must, after making an application for an occupation certificate for a building to which building work relates, give written notice to each registered building practitioner who did the building work of the making of the application.
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> > (3) The notices under subsections (1) and (2) must be given within the periods prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
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> > (4) A person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.