Building Act 1975

This section applies if, because of the remoteness of the building’s location, it is not practicable for the building certifier to inspect the building to decide whether it has been substantially completed.

The building certifier may give the owner of the building an interim certificate of occupancy for the building pending the carrying out of the inspection.

The interim certificate must—

comply with the certificate requirements; and

state that it is an interim certificate; and

state when it will expire under subsection (5).

The interim certificate may be based on information given to the building certifier by or for the owner of the building.

The interim certificate expires when the earlier of the following happens—

the inspection is carried out and the owner is, under section 102, given a certificate of occupancy;

the end of 6 months after the interim certificate is given;

its cancellation by the building certifier.

For subsection (5)(c), the interim certificate may be cancelled only on the ground that the basis on which it was issued was incorrect.