Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 108A

108A Owner’s obligations about access to certificate of occupancy

(1) This section applies to the owner of a building if—

(a) a certificate of occupancy has been given for the building; and

(b) the certificate was given on or after 1 July 1997; and

(c) all or part of the building is occupied.

(2) If the building is not a class 1a building, the owner must ensure the certificate is conspicuously displayed as near as practicable to the building’s main entrance.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.

Notes—

1 See, however, section 284 (Transitional provision for s 108A ).

2 A certificate of occupancy is not required to be given for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure. See section 100 .

(3) An authorised officer may require the owner to produce the certificate for inspection at the building.

(4) The owner must comply with the requirement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply if the certificate is displayed as mentioned in subsection (2) .

(6) For subsections (2) to (5) , a reference to the certificate includes a reference to a copy of the certificate.