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Building Act 1993
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170A Application for registration—general
An application for registration must—
(a) be made to the Authority; and
(b) be in writing in a form approved by the Authority; and
(c) state each category or class of registration sought; and
S. 170A(ca) inserted by No. 40/2021 s. 20.
(ca) in the case of an application in the category of a builder, state whether the registration is sought under section 171(1)(a), (ab) or (ac); and
(d) in the case of an application by a body corporate, state each nominee director of the body corporate; and
S. 170A(da) inserted by No. 46/2018 s. 42.
(da) if the applicant is a natural person, be accompanied by a recent photograph of the applicant that is of a size and form specified by the Authority; and
(e) be accompanied by the prescribed information (if any); and
(f) be accompanied by the appropriate application fee—
(ii) prescribed by the regulations.
S. 170AB inserted by No. 1/2023 s. 4.
170AB Proof of insurance for persons intending to rely on automatic deemed registration
(1) This section applies to a person who intends to carry out an activity that may be carried out under a registration under this Part in reliance on an automatic deemed registration that is the subject of a determination under section 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.
S. 170AB(2) substituted by No. 43/2024 s. 10.
(2) The person must ensure that the notification given to the Authority under section 42J(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth is accompanied by written proof that, until the first anniversary of the commencement of the person's automatic deemed registration or the expiry of any lesser period approved by the Authority under subsection (2A), the person will be covered or is eligible to be covered (as applicable) by any required insurance for the registration under this Part.
S. 170AB(2A) inserted by No. 43/2024 s. 10.
(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Authority may approve a lesser period.
(3) The person must ensure that the written proof is accompanied by the appropriate fee for the examination of the written proof by the Authority—
S. 170B inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 7.