"Registration Authority" means the Building Professionals Board or, following
the commencement of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 , the
Secretary within the meaning of that Act.
(2) A person may not be appointed
to replace another person as the principal certifier for building work or
subdivision work unless--
(a) the Registration Authority so approves in
writing and the relevant council and consent authority are notified before the
replacement occurs, or
(b) the current principal certifier, the proposed
principal certifier and a person who is eligible to appoint a principal
certifier for the work agree.
(4) If the Registration Authority approves the appointment
of the relevant council to replace another person as the principal certifier
under subclause (2)(a), the council must accept that appointment.
(5) A
principal certifier for building work or subdivision work appointed to replace
another certifier for the work must ensure that notice of the appointment and
of the approval of that appointment is given to the consent authority (and, if
the consent authority is not the council, to the council) within 2 days after
the appointment.
(6) Clause 103 applies to a notice given for the purposes of
this clause in the same way as it applies to a notice given for the purposes
of section 6.6(2)(a) or 6.12(2)(a) of the Act.
(7) In addition to the
information required by subclause (6) to be included in a notice under this
clause, the following information is to be included--
(a) the name of the
former certifier who has been replaced,
(b) a statement that the former
certifier agreed to be replaced.
(8) A person is not required to give a
notice under this clause to a person who has agreed to, or been notified of,
the proposed appointment.
