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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 154 Health, safety and other issues

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 154

Health, safety and other issues

154 Health, safety and other issues

(cf clause 79O of EP[#38]A Regulation 1994)

(1) An occupation certificate authorising a person--
(a) to commence occupation or use of a partially completed new building, or
(b) to commence a new use of a part of an existing building,
must not be issued unless the building will not constitute a hazard to the health or safety of the occupants of the building.
(1A) An occupation certificate authorising a person to commence occupation or use of a temporary structure as an entertainment venue must not be issued unless--
(a) the certifier has inspected the temporary structure, and
(b) the temporary structure is suitable for its proposed use as an entertainment venue, including for the number of persons proposed to occupy or use the temporary structure.
(1B) An occupation certificate authorising a person to commence occupation or use of a new building, or a partially completed new building, must not be issued unless the design and construction of the new building, or any part of the new building that is completed, is consistent with the development consent in force with respect to the new building. This subclause applies only if the development consent (excluding any construction certificate forming part of the consent) was issued on or after 1 March 2013.
Note : A complying development certificate is a form of development consent.