Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to any building, whether erected before or after the commencement of these Regulations.
(2) The use of a building shall not be changed to another use unless the change to that other use has been approved by a building certifier.
(3) Before making any change in the use of a building the owner of the building or the owner's agent shall apply in writing to a building certifier setting out the nature of the proposed other use.
(4) A building certifier shall not approve a change of use of a building to another use unless:
(a) the building will conform with the requirements of the Building Code applicable to that other use;
(b) all relevant planning or other consents, reports or approvals (if any) required under the Act and these regulations have been obtained or supplied;
(c) all planning or other conditions, if any, have been complied with.
(5) Upon approving of a change of use the building certifier shall:
(a) revoke the existing occupancy permit issued in relation to the building (if any);
(b) prepare an occupancy permit in accordance with the Act and these regulations with respect to the new use;
(c) issue the original of the occupancy permit to the person proposing the change of use; and
(d) forward a copy of the occupancy permit to the Director.