51Issue of certificates of compliance

51 Issue of certificates of compliance

51 Issue of certificates of compliance

(1) A registered operator may issue a certificate of compliance to a developer without serving a requirements notice on the developer.

(2) A registered operator must issue a certificate of compliance to the developer if satisfied a requirements notice given to the developer has been complied with.

(3) A registered operator must, at the developer’s request, issue a certificate of compliance to the developer if, within the relevant period—

(a) a certificate of compliance has not been issued to the developer, and

(b) a requirements notice has not been given to the developer.

(4) A certificate of compliance may, instead of being issued in relation to all of the development, be issued progressively in relation to a stage of the development.

(5) A certificate of compliance may be issued to replace a certificate of compliance previously granted.

(6) In this section—

relevant period means—

(a) 60 days after the developer applies for a certificate of compliance, or

(b) a further period approved by IPART and notified to the developer within the 60 days.