(1) In this section
—
application means an application for a building
permit or a demolition permit, or an application under Part 4 Division 2.
(2) A building
surveyor is an independent building surveyor in relation to an application if
—
(a) the
building surveyor is neither an owner of the land on which the building or
incidental structure that is the subject of the application is, or is proposed
to be, located, nor an employee of an owner of the land; and
(b) the
building surveyor is neither the person who proposes to be named as the
builder or demolition contractor on the permit, nor an employee of that
person.