BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 53 Local government may rely on particular compliance certificates and other documents

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 53

53 Local government may rely on particular compliance certificates and other documents

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a building certifier gives the local government for a building development application (the
"original application" ) a compliance certificate or other document; and

(b) the certificate or other document was made by or given to the building certifier to carry out building assessment work under the original application.

(2) The local government may, in carrying out functions under this Act for the following, accept and, without further checking, rely and act on the certificate or other document—

(a) the original application;

(b) another building development application for all or part of the building work under the original application.