Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008

A permit authority may not grant an application for a building permit under the Building Act 2016 for building work that consists in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless the relevant regulated entity has issued a certificate for certifiable work (building) in respect of the certifiable work.

A permit authority may not grant an application for a plumbing permit under the Building Act 2016 for plumbing work that consists in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless the relevant regulated entity has issued a certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) in respect of the certifiable work.

An owner of a building or land may apply to the relevant regulated entity for – a certificate for certifiable work (building) in respect of certifiable work; or a certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) in respect of certifiable work.

An application to a regulated entity under subsection (3) is to be – in a form approved by the regulated entity; and accompanied by all documents or information required by the regulated entity.

A regulated entity must determine an application under subsection (3) – for a certificate for certifiable work (building) within 14 days after receiving it; or for a certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) within 10 days after receiving it – or within a longer period to which the applicant agrees.

A regulated entity may, within 7 days after receiving an application under subsection (3), by notice in writing served on the applicant, request the applicant to provide the entity with further information in relation to the application.

If a regulated entity requests an applicant to provide the entity with further information under subsection (6) in relation to an application, the period specified in subsection (5) is to be taken not to continue to run, for the purposes of this section in relation to the application, from the date of the request until the information is provided to the entity.