Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATION 2021 - REG 52

52 Inspection procedure

(1) This section applies if an inspecting person inspects a stage of assessable building work.

(2) The inspecting person must inspect the stage of the assessable building work stated in a notice for inspection to ensure the aspects of the stage under the building development approval have been completed and comply with the approval.

(3) The inspection must be carried out in accordance with best industry practice.

Note—

Under section 47 the chief executive may make guidelines about ways of inspecting and certifying building work.

(4) However, subject to subsection (5) , the inspecting person may accept and rely on an aspect inspection certificate, or a QBCC licensee certificate, for each aspect of the stage of the assessable building work without inspecting the work under subsection (2) .

(5) For a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure, the inspecting person must not accept an aspect inspection certificate for all aspects of the final stage.