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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 205KA

Authority must be notified of increased building costs

S. 205KA(1) amended by No. 43/2019 s. 19.

    (1)     This section applies if, after the issue of a building permit other than a staged permit in relation to the carrying out of building work in or on a building or land, a variation has been made to the building work which has resulted in an increase in the cost of the building work estimated under section 205I by at least the prescribed amount.

    (2)     If the variation to the building work is not related to an amendment of the building permit, the owner of the building or land must give written notice to the Authority of the revised final cost of the building work within 28 days after the owner becomes aware of the increase in cost.

    (3)     If the variation to the building work is related to an amendment of the building permit, the applicant for the amendment to the building permit must give written notice to the Authority of the revised final cost of the building work within 28 days after the applicant becomes aware of the increase in cost.

    (4)     In this section—

"prescribed amount" means the greater of—

        (a)     the amount prescribed by the regulations (if any); or

        (b)     $15 625.

Note

Under Subdivision 4A the Authority may reassess and charge an additional amount of building permit levy and also impose a penalty levy if subsection (2) or (3) is not complied with.

Pt 12 Div. 2 Subdiv. 4A (Heading and ss 205L 205LF) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 70.

Subdivision 4A—Reassessments of levy by the Authority after permit issued

New s. 205L inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 70.



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