(1) An application for a building certificate is to be in an approved form.(2) As soon as practicable after receiving an application for a building certificate, the general manager is to determine if he or she is entitled to do any of the following acts in respect of the building:(a) issue an emergency order;(b) issue a building notice;(c) serve a building order;(d) issue a plumbing notice;(e) serve a plumbing order;(f) issue a fire upgrade notice;(g) serve a building order relating to a fire hazard;(h) any other act under the Act.(3) The general manager is to grant a building certificate in respect of a building if satisfied that (a) he or she is not entitled to do any of the acts referred to in subregulation (2) ; or(b) he or she is entitled to do any such act but does not intend to do so and gives reasons for not doing so.(4) A building certificate granted under subregulation (3) is to be in an approved form.(5) If a building certificate is granted in respect of a building, no act referred to in subregulation (2) may be taken by the general manager (a) in relation to a matter which existed or occurred before the date on which the certificate was granted; or(b) within 7 years after that date in relation to the deterioration of the building caused by reasonable wear and tear.(6) If the general manager refuses to grant a building certificate, the general manager, by written notice, is to advise the person who applied for the certificate of (a) the refusal and the reason for that refusal; and(b) any action required to enable the general manager to grant a building certificate in respect of the building.(7) A refusal to grant a building certificate is to be in an approved form.