New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 3.39B

3.39B Adjoining wall dilapidation report

(1) If a wall on a lot is to be built to a boundary and there is a wall (the "adjoining wall") on the lot adjoining that boundary that is less than 0.9m from that boundary, the person having the benefit of the complying development certificate must obtain a dilapidation report on the adjoining wall.

(2) If the person preparing the report is denied access to the adjoining lot for the purpose of inspecting the adjoining wall, the report may be prepared from an external inspection of the adjoining wall.

(3) In this clause:
"dilapidation report" means a report, prepared by a professional engineer, confirming the structural condition of the adjoining wall before the development commences.