Western Australian Current Acts

BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 16

16 .         Making an application

                An application —

            (a)         must be made in an approved manner and form; and

            (b)         must name, and be signed by, each owner of the land on which the building or incidental structure is, or is proposed to be, located; and

            (c)         must name, and be signed by, the person who proposes to be named as the builder on the building permit, or the demolition contractor on the demolition permit; and

            (d)         must provide prescribed information about the building or incidental structure and the persons mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c); and

            (e)         if a certified application, must be accompanied by a certificate of design compliance for the building or incidental structure that is the subject of the application, that is signed by a building surveyor and complies with section 19; and

            (f)         if a certified application, must be accompanied by the plans and specifications that are specified in the certificate of design compliance for the building or incidental structure that is the subject of the application; and

            (g)         if a certified application, must be accompanied by a copy of each technical certificate signed by a specialist that the building surveyor has relied on to sign the certificate of design compliance; and

            (h)         if an uncertified application, must be accompanied by the plans and specifications for consideration by a building surveyor under section 17; and

                  (i)         must be accompanied by each technical certificate that is prescribed to accompany the application; and

            (j)         must be accompanied by evidence that the applicable provisions of the Home Building Contracts Act 1991 requiring insurance or corresponding cover have been satisfied; and

            (k)         must be accompanied by evidence that the applicable provisions of the regulations mentioned in the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 Part 7 Division 2 requiring payment of a building services levy have been satisfied; and

            (l)         must be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any, for the application; and

            (m)         must be accompanied by each other thing that is prescribed to accompany the application.