Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.84Local government giving final inspection certificate for work
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sec.84 Local government giving final inspection certificate for work
The local government must give a final inspection certificate for the work to the responsible person for the work if— the work comprises— all of the work authorised to be carried out under the permit; or for a permit authorising work to be carried out for 2 or more premises—all of the work authorised to be carried out under the permit for 1 or more of the premises; and any of the following applies— an inspector for the local government has inspected the work and the local government is satisfied the work is compliant; the local government has been given a covered work declaration for the work under section 66 (2) (a) or 67 (2) ; the local government has been given an on-site sewage work declaration for the work under section 69 (2) ; the local government has accepted a remote area compliance notice for the work; and the local government is satisfied the plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the work is operational and fit for use. Subsection (1) — applies subject to section 85 ; and does not require a local government to give a final inspection certificate for work for which the local government has already given a final inspection certificate. Subject to subsection (4) , the local government must give the certificate within 2 business days after the following day— if the work has been inspected and subsection (1) (b) (i) applies—the day the work was inspected; if the local government has been given a covered work declaration for the work—the day the declaration was given; if the local government has been given an on-site sewage work declaration for the work—the day the declaration was given; if the local government has accepted a remote area compliance notice for the work—the day the notice was accepted. If 2 or more of subsection (3) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) apply to parts of the work for which a final inspection certificate is to be given, the local government must give the certificate within 2 business days after the latest day as required under subsection (3) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) . (sec.84-ssec.1) The local government must give a final inspection certificate for the work to the responsible person for the work if— the work comprises— all of the work authorised to be carried out under the permit; or for a permit authorising work to be carried out for 2 or more premises—all of the work authorised to be carried out under the permit for 1 or more of the premises; and any of the following applies— an inspector for the local government has inspected the work and the local government is satisfied the work is compliant; the local government has been given a covered work declaration for the work under section 66 (2) (a) or 67 (2) ; the local government has been given an on-site sewage work declaration for the work under section 69 (2) ; the local government has accepted a remote area compliance notice for the work; and the local government is satisfied the plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the work is operational and fit for use. (sec.84-ssec.2) Subsection (1) — applies subject to section 85 ; and does not require a local government to give a final inspection certificate for work for which the local government has already given a final inspection certificate. (sec.84-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) , the local government must give the certificate within 2 business days after the following day— if the work has been inspected and subsection (1) (b) (i) applies—the day the work was inspected; if the local government has been given a covered work declaration for the work—the day the declaration was given; if the local government has been given an on-site sewage work declaration for the work—the day the declaration was given; if the local government has accepted a remote area compliance notice for the work—the day the notice was accepted. (sec.84-ssec.4) If 2 or more of subsection (3) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) apply to parts of the work for which a final inspection certificate is to be given, the local government must give the certificate within 2 business days after the latest day as required under subsection (3) (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) .