80FPlanning certifier must not issue false statement or act if conflict of duty

80F Planning certifier must not issue false statement or act if conflict of duty

(1)  A planning certifier must not issue –

(a) a planning compliance certificate; or

(b) a water and sewerage certificate; or

(c) a permitted use or development certificate –

that the planning certifier knows, or ought reasonably be expected to know, contains a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  A planning certifier must not issue a planning compliance certificate, or a permitted use or development certificate, if the planning certifier has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest –

(a) in the person who has applied for the certificate to be issued; or

(b) in the development, or use, to which the application for the certificate relates; or

(c) in any person associated with the development, or use, to which the application for the certificate relates.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.