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BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 179

179 .         Demolition licences, pending applications, reviews

        (1)         In this section —

        demolition licence means a licence under section 374A(1) of the former provisions.

        (2)         A demolition licence that was in effect immediately before commencement day is, on and from commencement day, to be taken to be a demolition permit on the conditions applying to the demolition licence immediately before commencement day.

        (3)         Despite section 32 a demolition licence that, under subsection (2), is to be taken to be a demolition permit, is of no effect if the demolition work to which it applies is not commenced within 12 months of the date of its issue or review or such longer period that the permit authority approves on an application under section 32.

        (4)         An application for a demolition licence that had been made, but not decided by the local government, before commencement day is, on and from commencement day, to be taken to be an application for a demolition permit under section 15 for which the fee mentioned in section 16(l) has been paid.

        (5)         A review under section 374A(3) of the former provisions that was started, but not finalised, before commencement day must be dealt with as if the former provisions had not been amended by Part 15 Division 1, and a demolition licence that is varied as a result of such a review is to be taken to be a demolition permit on the conditions applying to the demolition licence on its variation.



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