56TDCertification of water and sewerage compliance

56TD Certification of water and sewerage compliance

(1)  [Section 56TD Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2017] A permit authority may not issue a certificate of completion under the Building Act 2016 in relation to building works consisting in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) has been issued under subsection (4) in respect of the certifiable work.

(2)  [Section 56TD Subsection (2) amended by No. 12 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2017] A permit authority may not issue a certificate of completion under the Building Act 2016 in relation to plumbing works consisting in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (plumbing) has been issued under subsection (4) in respect of the certifiable work.

(3)  An owner of a building or land may, after the completion of certifiable work in relation to the building or the land, apply to the relevant regulated entity for the issue of a certificate in respect of the certifiable work.

(4)  A regulated entity may determine an application made to it under subsection (3) in relation to certifiable work by –

(a) issuing to the applicant a certificate in respect of the certifiable work; or

(b) refusing, by notice in writing to the applicant, to issue a certificate in respect of the certifiable work.

(5)  If the application under subsection (3) relates to building work, the certificate issued under subsection (4) is to be a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building).

(6)  If the application under subsection (3) relates to plumbing work, the certificate issued under subsection (4) is to be a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (plumbing).

(7)  A regulated entity may only issue a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) in respect of certifiable work if the entity is satisfied that –