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#### 19 Owner to arrange inspections
19 Owner to arrange inspections
> > (1) The owner of a building or work (other than a ruin) or a relic must, in accordance with this Division, arrange for the building, work or relic, and its curtilage or site, to be inspected to identify maintenance and repairs that are needed to ensure compliance with section 119 of the Act in respect of the standards set out in Division 1.
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> > (2) The owner of a ruin or moveable object must, in accordance with this Division, arrange for the ruin or moveable object, and its curtilage or site, to be inspected to identify maintenance and repairs that are needed to ensure compliance with section 119 of the Act in respect of the standards imposed in accordance with Division 2.
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> > (3) An inspection must be carried out—
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> > > (a) in the case of the standards set out in clauses 10–14—at least once every 12 months, and
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> > > (b) in the case of the standards set out in clause 15—at least once every 3 years, and
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> > > (c) in the case of standards imposed in accordance with Division 2—within the time period (if any) specified in the relevant listing, and
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> > > (d) in any case—whenever reasonably requested by the Heritage Council.
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> > The maintenance and repair requirements of section 119 of the Act are ongoing and are not limited to matters identified by an inspection carried out for the purposes of this clause.
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> > (4) The inspection is to be carried out by a person with expertise and experience appropriate to the nature of the item concerned.
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> > (5) In the case of a relic kept in a repository or as part of a collection, the inspection is to extend to the conditions under which the relic is kept.
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> > (6) In the case of a relic that is attached to or forms part of land, the inspection is to include an assessment of the stability of the site of the relic.