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Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
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#### 92 Exchange of information
92 Exchange of information
> > (1) For the purposes of section 104(1)(e) of the Act, the Secretary may provide information to a relevant agency that is reasonably necessary for the purposes of enabling or assisting the relevant agency to regulate or take other action in relation to the following matters—
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> > > (a) the assessment of an application, consent or certificate under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) for the purposes of determining whether or not the application, consent or certificate should be granted or issued,
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> > > (b) insurance required by or under the Act or another law in relation to regulated designs, compliance declarations, building work or professional engineering work,
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> > > (c) suspension or cancellation of registrations,
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> > > (d) imposition of conditions on registrations,
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> > > (e) disciplinary action taken against registered practitioners.
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> > (2) For the purposes of section 104(7) of the Act, definition of relevant agency, paragraph (c), the following persons and bodies are prescribed in relation to one or more of the matters set out in section 104(1)(a)–(e) of the Act—
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> > > (a) an agency of this or another Australian jurisdiction that regulates or takes other action under legislation in connection with work to which the Act and this Regulation apply, including the Professional Standards Council and the Professional Standards Authority,
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> > > (b) a local council,
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> > > (c) an investigation officer within the meaning of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), section 9.13,
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> > > (d) an owners corporation,
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> > > (e) a recognised engineering body,
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> > > (f) a professional body of engineers that operates with a professional standards scheme,
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> > > (g) an insurer that provides insurance in connection with the requirements of the Act.
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> > (3) For the purposes of the Act, section 104(7), definition of relevant agency, paragraph (c), the following bodies are prescribed for the purposes of an information sharing arrangement between the body and the Secretary—
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> > > (a) professional bodies of engineers,
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> > > (b) recognised engineering bodies.
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> **cl 92:** Am 2022 (62), Sch 1\[22\].