(1) The occupier of a building must take reasonable steps to obtain the
relevant approval documents for the building.
Examples of a reasonable step
for subsection (1)—
asking the relevant local government, building
certifier, building owner or manager for a copy of the
relevant approval documents
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) The occupier of a
building must keep a relevant approval document for the building, or a copy of
the document, with the building’s fire and evacuation plan.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) ,
the secondary occupier of a part of a multi-occupancy building is not required
to take reasonable steps to obtain, or keep, a relevant approval document for
the part of the building if the managing entity of the building has obtained
the document.
(4) In this section—
"relevant approval document" , for a building, means an approval document for
a building development application for the building that is relevant to a
matter included in the fire and evacuation plan for the building.
• a list of required fire
safety installations for the building and required special fire services
applying to the building work
• a statement under the Building Act,
section 68A or other supporting document for a building development
application, about an alternative solution that includes a condition for
occupation and use of the building