18Replacement authorities

#### 18 Replacement authorities 18 Replacement authorities > Note. > > Under Part 2 of the [Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-028) (as applied by sections 19 (2), 24 (2) and 30 (2) of the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147)), an application for the replacement of an authority may be made to the Secretary by the authority holder if the authority is lost, damaged or destroyed. > > The holder of an authority that is replaced by the Secretary— > > > (a) must surrender the original authority if it is recovered, or > > > (b) in the case of a damaged authority that is replaced, must surrender the damaged authority. > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.