Section 266 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

266.     Reliance on certificate issued by specialist or other person

(1)  A permit authority, building surveyor or general manager may rely on a certificate issued by a person who is not the responsible designer and who is –

(a) a specialist with qualifications as prescribed; or

(b) another person with qualifications as prescribed.

(2)  A certificate may certify that the following types of work comply, or are likely to comply, with the Act:

(a) design;

(b) document assessment;

(c) inspection or reporting;

(d) testing of components or of a building plumbing system.

(3)  The certificate may relate to –

(a) a building; or

(b) building work; or

(c) plumbing work; or

(d) a plumbing installation; or

(e) a temporary structure.

(4)  For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) does not impose a requirement on the accredited building practitioner responsible for the design or building work or plumbing work to issue a certificate.