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Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
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#### 41 Fire safety certificates
41 Fire safety certificates
> > (1) A certifier must not issue an occupation certificate authorising a person to commence the following unless a final fire safety certificate has been issued for the building—
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> > > (a) occupation or use of a new building,
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> > > (b) a change of building use for an existing building.
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> > (2) A certifier must not issue an occupation certificate authorising a person to commence the following unless a fire safety certificate has been issued for the relevant part of the building—
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> > > (a) occupation or use of a partially completed new building,
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> > > (b) a change of building use for part of an existing building.
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> > (3) This section does not apply to—
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> > > (a) a class 1a or 10 building, or
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> > > (b) a temporary structure.
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> Maximum penalty (subsections (1) and (2))—
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> > (a) for a corporation—600 penalty units, or
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> > (b) for an individual—300 penalty units.