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Certificate of construction compliance

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Part 4Occupancy permits and building approval certificates
Division 3Making and dealing with applications for occupancy permits and building approval certificates

56 Certificate of construction compliance

(1)

A certificate of construction compliance must be in an approved form and signed by a building surveyor.

(2)

A certificate of construction compliance that accompanies an application mentioned in section 46 must state that —

(a)

the building has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications that are specified in the applicable certificate of design compliance for each applicable building permit; and

(b)

the building otherwise complies with each applicable building permit including each condition that applies to the permit; and

(c)

the building in its current state is otherwise suitable to be used in the way proposed in the application.

(3)

A certificate of construction compliance that accompanies an application mentioned in section 47 must state that —

(a)

the building is incomplete; and

(b)

occupying or using the building in its current state in the way proposed in the application would not adversely affect the safety and health of its occupants or other users; and

(c)

the building in its current state is otherwise suitable to be used in the way proposed in the application.

(4)

In subsections (2) and (3) —

building includes each incidental structure associated with the building.

(5)

A certificate of construction compliance must contain each other thing that is prescribed to be in the certificate.

(6)

The regulations may provide for the things that a building surveyor is required to do before signing a certificate of construction compliance.

[Section 56 amended: No. 37 of 2012 s. 11.]

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