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Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
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#### 7 Application for construction certificate
7 Application for construction certificate
> > (1) An application for a construction certificate must—
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> > > (a) be in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) include all the information and documents specified in the approved form or required by the Act or this Regulation, and
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> > > (c) be lodged on the NSW planning portal.
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> > (2) The application may only be made by a person who is eligible to appoint a principal certifier for the development.
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> > (3) The certifier for the development must notify the applicant through the NSW planning portal that the application has been lodged.
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> > Maximum penalty (subsection (3))—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—150 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) for an individual—75 penalty units.