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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221ZZY Enforcement staff

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221ZZY

Enforcement staff

S. 221ZZY(1) amended by No. 75/1998 s. 5(b), substituted by No. 34/2013 s. 26(3)(a).

    (1)     The Authority may appoint for the purposes of this Part, from staff appointed or engaged under section 204

        (a)     plumbing inspectors; and

        (b)     compliance auditors.

S. 221ZZY(2) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 26(3)(b), substituted by No. 21/2017 s. 43.

    (2)     The Authority must not appoint a person as a plumbing inspector or a compliance auditor under subsection (1) unless the Authority is satisfied that the person to be authorised is appropriately qualified or has successfully completed appropriate training.

S. 221ZZY(3) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 26(3)(c), substituted by No. 21/2017 s. 43.

    (3)     The Authority must issue identification to each person appointed as a plumbing inspector which must—

        (a)     contain a photograph of the person; and

        (b)     state the name of that person; and

S. 221ZZY(3)(c) amended by No. 46/2018 s. 60(1).

        (c)     state the fact that the person is a plumbing inspector appointed by the Authority; and

S. 221ZZY(3)(d) inserted by No. 46/2018 s. 60(2).

        (d)     state that the plumbing inspector is an authorised person within the meaning of section 228.

S. 221ZZY(4) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 43.

    (4)     The Authority must issue identification to each person appointed as a compliance auditor which must—

        (a)     contain a photograph of the person; and

        (b)     state the name of that person; and

S. 221ZZY(4)(c) amended by No. 46/2018 s. 60(1).

        (c)     state the fact that the person is a compliance auditor appointed by the Authority; and

S. 221ZZY(4)(d) inserted by No. 46/2018 s. 60(3).

        (d)     state that the compliance auditor is an authorised person within the meaning of section 228.

S. 221ZZY(5) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 43.

    (5)     A plumbing inspector or a compliance auditor must produce the identification issued under this section for inspection—

        (a)     before exercising a power under this Act or the regulations; and

        (b)     at any time during the exercise of a power under this Act or the regulations if asked to do so.

Penalty:     1 penalty unit.

S. 221ZZY(6) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 43.

    (6)     Subsection (5) does not apply to—

        (a)     a requirement made by post; or

        (b)     the exercise of a power of entry under section 228I(1).

S. 221ZZZ inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5, amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 88), repealed by No. 21/2017 s. 44(1).

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S. 221ZZZA inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5, amended by Nos 34/1997 s. 22, 75/1998 ss 5(b), 15(1), 31/2007 s. 13, 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 89), repealed by No. 21/2017 s. 44(1).

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S. 221ZZZB inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5, amended by No. 75/1998 s. 15(2)–(4), repealed by No. 21/2017 s. 44(1).

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S. 221ZZZBA inserted by No. 75/1998 s. 16, repealed by No. 21/2017 s. 44(1).

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S. 221ZZZC inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5.