After section 263 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Subdivision 2:

263A.     Extension of duration of permit of substantial compliance

(1)  A person may apply, to the permit authority that issued a permit of substantial compliance, for an extension of the period for which that permit is in effect.

(2)  An application, for an extension of the period for which a permit of substantial compliance is in effect, must be made at least 5 business days before the permit of substantial compliance expires, unless the Director of Building Control has determined that special circumstances exist.

(3)  An application, for an extension of the period for which a permit of substantial compliance is in effect, is to –

(a) be in an approved form; and

(b) include such information as is determined by the Director of Building Control; and

(c) be accompanied by such documentation as is required by the Director of Building Control and the permit authority.

(4)  Before making a decision in respect of an application under subsection (1) in relation to a permit of substantial compliance –

(a) the permit authority is to request the relevant building surveyor to provide, within a specified period, advice regarding the work being performed under the permit; and

(b) the building surveyor must comply with the request within that period.

(5)  The permit authority that receives an application under subsection (1) in relation to a permit of substantial compliance may –

(a) extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect; or

(b) refuse to extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect; or

(c) ask the applicant for further information and, after considering the further information, extend or refuse to extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect.