22—Amendment of section 71A—Building inspection policies
Section 71A—after subsection (4) insert:
(4a) A building
inspection policy must comply with any regulation prescribing a minimum level
of inspections to be carried out by the council on an annual basis with
respect to building work within its area (including building work assessed by
private certifiers under Part 12).
(4b) A regulation
under subsection (4a) may prescribe different levels for different
classes of buildings.
(4c) A regulation
cannot be made under subsection (4a) unless the Minister has given the
LGA notice of the proposal to make a regulation under that subsection and
given consideration to any submission made by the LGA within a period (of
between 3 and 6 weeks) specified by the Minister.