Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021

A certifier must ensure the certifier’s determination of an application for a construction certificate contains the following information—

the date on which the application was determined,

whether the application is approved or refused,

if the application is refused—

the reasons for the refusal, and

if the certifier is a consent authority—the applicant’s right of appeal under the Act,

if the construction certificate is issued subject to a condition of the kind referred to in section 111 or 117—

the reasons for the condition, and

if the certifier is a consent authority—the applicant’s right of appeal under the Act against the condition.

Within 2 days after determining the application, the certifier must use the NSW planning portal to—

give the determination to the applicant, and

give a copy of the following to the consent authority and council—

the determination and the application to which it relates,

a construction certificate issued as a result of the determination,

the relevant building work plans and specifications,

any fire safety schedule attached to the construction certificate,

other documents that were lodged with the application for the certificate, including a decision on an objection under section 111 or 117,

other documents given to the certifier under section 12,

the record of an inspection made under section 17 in relation to the issue of the construction certificate.

A copy of a record of inspection referred to in subsection (2)(b)(vii) is not required to be given to a consent authority or council that carried out the inspection.

In this Part, a reference to issuing a construction certificate includes a reference to endorsing the construction certificate on the relevant building work plans and specifications.

for a corporation—300 penalty units, or

for an individual—150 penalty units.