Approved location for display of permit Specifies that the approved location to This Regulation enables people who occupy a building of a public ✓ 1008 196 display a copy of the occupancy permit must nature or PoPE to view and comply with the occupancy permit. be in a prominent position accessible to the occupants. Owner to make permit available for This Regulation facilitates efficiency by ensuring that the information inspection required to monitor compliance is always readily available. This requirement is drafted as a strict liability offence so determination of Requires the owner to ensure a copy of the ✓ 1009 197 culpability is straight forward. This is now an infringement offence. It occupancy permit is available for inspection is now straight forward to enforce because the words 'take all at the building or PoPE on request by the reasonable steps' are replaced with 'must ensure'. MBS or chief officer. Div 5—Certificates of final inspection Proposed regulatory change 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Change Revoke Reduce Updated No Strengthen Form of certificate of final inspection This Regulation is necessary because a certificate of final inspection is used to calculate certain time periods in the Act and the Requires the certificate of inspection to Regulations (where an occupancy permit is not required) for liability, be issued in the prescribed form. ✓ 1006 198 insurance and other matters. Additional information required to be contained in the certificate of final inspection in relation to any performance solutions used or if it was subject to a combined allotment decision (see proposed form 19).
1008 196 Approved location for display of permit Specifies that the approved location to display a copy of the occupancy permit must be in a prominent position accessible to the occupants. ✓ This Regulation enables people who occupy a building of a public nature or PoPE to view and comply with the occupancy permit. 1009 197 Owner to make permit available for inspection Requires the owner to ensure a copy of the occupancy permit is available for inspection at the building or PoPE on request by the MBS or chief officer. ✓ This Regulation facilitates efficiency by ensuring that the information required to monitor compliance is always readily available. This requirement is drafted as a strict liability offence so determination of culpability is straight forward. This is now an infringement offence. It is now straight forward to enforce because the words 'take all reasonable steps' are replaced with 'must ensure'. Div 5—Certificates of final inspection 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Proposed regulatory change Revoke No Change Updated Reduce Strengthen 1006 198 Form of certificate of final inspection Requires the certificate of inspection to be issued in the prescribed form. ✓ This Regulation is necessary because a certificate of final inspection is used to calculate certain time periods in the Act and the Regulations (where an occupancy permit is not required) for liability, insurance and other matters. Additional information required to be contained in the certificate of final inspection in relation to any performance solutions used or if it was subject to a combined allotment decision (see proposed form 19).
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