41Fire safety certificates

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—

(a) occupation or use of a new building,

(b) a change of building use for an existing building.

(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—

(a) occupation or use of a partially completed new building,

(b) a change of building use for part of an existing building.

(3) This section does not apply to—

(a) a class 1a or 10 building, or

(b) a temporary structure.

Maximum penalty (subsections (1) and (2))—

(a) for a corporation—600 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—300 penalty units.