Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 99

99 Obligation to give owner inspection documentation on final inspection

(1) This section applies if at the inspection of the final stage of building work, the building certifier is satisfied, on an inspection carried out under best industry practice, that the work complies with the building development approval.

Note—

For rights of appeal to a development tribunal, see the Planning Act , section 229 .

(2) The building certifier must ensure the owner of the building is, within the required period, given—

(a) a final inspection certificate for the building work; and

(b) a copy of any other inspection documentation for inspection of the building work.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"required period" means the period that ends 5 business days after—

(a) if the inspection documentation includes any certificates relied on by the building certifier—the certifier accepts the certificates; or

(b) otherwise—all of the building work is inspected.