After section 280 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 1:

280A.     Appeals relating to reporting authority

(1)  A reporting authority who provided a required report in respect of a certificate of likely compliance may appeal to the appeal tribunal, in relation to any matter raised in its report, against –

(a) the decision of the building surveyor to issue the certificate of likely compliance; or

(b) any condition imposed on the certificate of likely compliance other than a condition that must be imposed on the certificate of likely compliance under this Act.

(2)  A reporting authority who provided a required report in respect of an occupancy permit may appeal to the appeal tribunal, in relation to any matter raised in its report, against –

(a) the decision of the building surveyor to issue the permit; or

(b) any condition imposed on the permit other than a condition that must be imposed on the permit under this Act.