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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.29Notice of compliance with prescribed building requirements
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### sec.29 Notice of compliance with prescribed building requirements
A person conducting, or who proposes to conduct, a residential service in premises may make written application to the local government for the local government area in which the premises are situated for a notice stating whether the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements.
The application must be—
in the form approved by the local government; and
accompanied by any fee fixed under subsection (5) .
Within 20 business days after receiving the application, the local government must—
decide if the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements; and
give the person notice of the decision.
If the local government decides the premises do not comply with the prescribed building requirements, the notice must state—
the reasons for the decision; and
that the decision may be appealed to a development tribunal under the Planning Act ; and
that, if an appeal is made, the appeal must be made within 20 business days after the person receives the notice; and
what must be done by the person to make the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements.
A local government may, by local law or resolution, fix a reasonable fee for an application under this section.
s 29 amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2016 No. 27 s 435
(sec.29-ssec.1) A person conducting, or who proposes to conduct, a residential service in premises may make written application to the local government for the local government area in which the premises are situated for a notice stating whether the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements.
(sec.29-ssec.2) The application must be— in the form approved by the local government; and accompanied by any fee fixed under subsection (5) .
(sec.29-ssec.3) Within 20 business days after receiving the application, the local government must— decide if the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements; and give the person notice of the decision.
(sec.29-ssec.4) If the local government decides the premises do not comply with the prescribed building requirements, the notice must state— the reasons for the decision; and that the decision may be appealed to a development tribunal under the Planning Act ; and that, if an appeal is made, the appeal must be made within 20 business days after the person receives the notice; and what must be done by the person to make the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements.
(sec.29-ssec.5) A local government may, by local law or resolution, fix a reasonable fee for an application under this section.
- (a) in the form approved by the local government; and
- (b) accompanied by any fee fixed under subsection (5) .
- (a) decide if the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements; and
- (b) give the person notice of the decision.
- (a) the reasons for the decision; and
- (b) that the decision may be appealed to a development tribunal under the Planning Act ; and
- (c) that, if an appeal is made, the appeal must be made within 20 business days after the person receives the notice; and
- (d) what must be done by the person to make the premises comply with the prescribed building requirements.