15Design requirements for residential apartment development

#### 15 Design requirements for residential apartment development 15 Design requirements for residential apartment development > > (1) This section applies to a construction certificate for residential apartment development if the development application was required, under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0759), section 29, to be accompanied by a statement by a qualified designer. > > > (2) A certifier must not issue a construction certificate unless the certifier has received a statement by a qualified designer verifying that the relevant building work plans and specifications achieve or improve the design quality of the development for which development consent was granted, having regard to the design principles for residential apartment development. > > > > Maximum penalty (subsection (2))— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—600 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for an individual—300 penalty units. > > > (3) If the development application was also required to be accompanied by a BASIX certificate for a building, the design principles for residential apartment development do not need to be addressed to the extent to which they aim— > > > > > (a) to reduce the consumption of mains-supplied potable water or greenhouse gas emissions related to the use of— > > > > > > > (i) the building, or > > > > > > > (ii) the land on which the building is located, or > > > > > (b) to improve the thermal performance of the development, or > > > > > (c) to quantify and report on the embodied emissions attributable to the development. > > **s 15:** Am 2022 (40), Sch 2\[1\]; 2022 (520), Sch 1\[2\]; 2023 (662), Sch 2\[1\].