67General duties of principal certifiers

#### 67 General duties of principal certifiers 67 General duties of principal certifiers > > (1) If building work or subdivision work requires development consent, the principal certifier who has control over the work must, before the work commences, be satisfied a construction certificate, subdivision works certificate or complying development certificate has been issued. > > > (2) A principal certifier for building work or subdivision work must, before residential building work over which the principal certifier has control commences, be satisfied the principal contractor for the work— > > > > > (a) holds an appropriate licence, if required under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147), and > > > > > (b) is covered by the appropriate insurance, if required under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147). > > > (3) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to work carried out by an owner-builder. > > > (4) A principal certifier for building work or subdivision work must, before an owner-builder commences residential building work over which the principal certifier has control, be satisfied the owner-builder holds an owner-builder permit required under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147). > > > (5) A principal certifier for building work or subdivision work must, before the principal certifier issues an occupation certificate or subdivision certificate, be satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the building work or subdivision work has been inspected by the principal certifier or another certifier on the occasions required by this Regulation and the principal certifier, and > > > > > (b) the preconditions required by a development consent to be met before the issue of the occupation certificate or subdivision certificate have been met. > > Maximum penalty (subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5))— > > > (a) for a corporation—300 penalty units, or > > > (b) for an individual—150 penalty units.