Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

BUILDING ACT 2004 (NO. 11 OF 2004) - SECT 78

    (1)     This section applies to a building for which a certificate of regularisation has been issued that is—

        (a)     on land held under a lease or tenancy from the Commonwealth by a person other than the Territory; or

        (b)     on land held under a sublease or tenancy from the Territory.

    (2)     A person must not occupy or use, or allow anyone else to occupy or use, the building, or a part of the building, for a purpose other than the purpose stated in the certificate of regularisation.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.