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, and

(b) is covered by the appropriate insurance, if required under the Home Building Act 1989.

(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.

(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.