BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 40 Occupation must be in accordance with permit
BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 40
Occupation must be in accordance with permitS. 40(1) amended by No. 33/2010 s. 9.
(1) A person must not occupy a building in contravention of the current occupancy permit or permits issued under this Division for the building.
Penalty: 120 penalty units, in the case of a natural person.
600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.
S. 40(2) inserted by No. 34/1997 s. 7(2).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who occupies a building in accordance with an approval given under Division 3.