The carrying out of building work without development approval under the Development Act 1983 (SA) is a once-and-for-all offence completed at the time of construction; a subsequent retrospective approval that does not match what was built does not create a new breach from the date of that approval. An extension of time under s 48(1) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1936 (SA) may be granted for enforcement proceedings where the delay was caused by the respondent's obfuscation and the applicant acted with reasonable diligence once the breach was discovered.
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