Building Act 1975

This section applies if—

a private certifier is engaged for a building development application; and

the building development approval applied for is granted.

The private certifier must, for at least 5 years from the relevant day, keep a copy of the application and the approval documents for the application.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

In this section—relevant day means—

for a private certifier (class A)—the later of the following days—

the day a final inspection certificate for the building work or a certificate of occupancy for the building is given;

if the approval for the building work lapses—the day the approval lapsed; or

for a private certifier (class B)—the day the private certifier gave the compliance certificate for the building work.