Building Act 2011

The permit authority to which an application for a demolition permit is made must grant the demolition permit if it is satisfied —

that the applicant has complied with section 16; and

if the person mentioned in section 16(c) is required under another written law to have an authority under that law to do the demolition work, that the person has that authority; and

that the demolition work will comply with each applicable building standard; and

if the demolition work may adversely affect land beyond the boundaries of the land on which the work is proposed to be done, that there is compliance with section 77; and

that any part of the building or incidental structure that is the subject of the application which is proposed to remain as a permanent retaining or other protection structure is suitable for that purpose; and

that the applicant satisfies the insurance requirements prescribed by regulation or under any other written law in respect of the demolition work; and

that any building services levy required to be paid in respect of the demolition permit under regulations mentioned in the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 Part 7 Division 2 has been paid; and

if a levy is imposed by the Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Act 1990 in respect of the demolition work, that the levy has been paid; and

that the permit authority has complied with the provisions of the Heritage Act 2018 in relation to the application and that the demolition permit, if granted, would not be inconsistent with an order, agreement or permit under that Act except to the extent allowed by that Act; and

that the applicant has obtained in relation to the demolition work each authority under a written law that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

that the applicant has complied or is complying with each authority mentioned in paragraph (j); and

that the applicant, in relation to the demolition work, has complied or is complying with each provision of a written law that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

that the applicant, in relation to the demolition work, has complied or is complying with each provision of a local government policy or requirement, not being a written law, that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

that each notification that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph to be given in relation to the demolition work has been given; and

that the applicant has complied with each other prescribed requirement for the granting of a demolition permit.

A permit authority to which an application for a demolition permit is made must not grant the demolition permit unless it is satisfied as to each of the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (o).