Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008

A permit authority may not issue a certificate of completion under the Building Act 2016 in relation to building works consisting in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) has been issued under subsection (4) in respect of the certifiable work.

A permit authority may not issue a certificate of completion under the Building Act 2016 in relation to plumbing works consisting in whole or in part of certifiable work, unless a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (plumbing) has been issued under subsection (4) in respect of the certifiable work.

An owner of a building or land may, after the completion of certifiable work in relation to the building or the land, apply to the relevant regulated entity for the issue of a certificate in respect of the certifiable work.

A regulated entity may determine an application made to it under subsection (3) in relation to certifiable work by – issuing to the applicant a certificate in respect of the certifiable work; or refusing, by notice in writing to the applicant, to issue a certificate in respect of the certifiable work.

If the application under subsection (3) relates to building work, the certificate issued under subsection (4) is to be a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building).

If the application under subsection (3) relates to plumbing work, the certificate issued under subsection (4) is to be a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (plumbing).

A regulated entity may only issue a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (building) in respect of certifiable work if the entity is satisfied that – the work has been completed substantially in accordance with the information or documents that accompanied the application under section 56TB for a certificate for certifiable work (building) in respect of the certifiable work; and the conditions, if any, of the certificate for certifiable work (building) in respect of the certifiable work have been complied with.

A regulated entity may only issue a certificate of water and sewerage compliance (plumbing) in respect of certifiable work if the entity is satisfied that – the work has been completed substantially in accordance with the information or documents that accompanied the application under section 56TB for a certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) in respect of the certifiable work; and the conditions, if any, of the certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) in respect of the certifiable work have been complied with.

A notice of refusal under subsection (4)(b) is to set out – the reasons for the refusal; and the applicant's right to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal under section 56TE.