16Notice of application for occupation certificate

16 Notice of application for occupation certificate

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.

(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.

(3) The notices under subsections (1) and (2) must be given within the periods prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(4) A person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.