Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9A · Pollution Control Requirements for Controlled Works
33I. Compliance certificate required upon completion of controlled works
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Upon the completion of any controlled works the plans (including any amended plans) of which have been certified in a clearance certificate, the developer of the controlled works must apply to the Director-General for a further certificate (called in this Part a compliance certificate) that the controlled works have been completed in accordance with —
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1);
the plans as so certified; and
the conditions (if any) in the clearance certificate.
The Director-General may, on an application under subsection (1), require the developer or a registered inspector appointed by the developer to inspect the completed controlled works and submit a report stating whether the controlled works have been completed in accordance with subsection (1)(a) and (b).
registered inspector
“registered inspector” means a person whose name is registered under section 34;
The Director-General may, after considering the application under subsection (1) and any report submitted under subsection (2) —
issue (subject to any conditions that he or she thinks fit) a compliance certificate if the controlled works have been completed in accordance with subsection (1)(a) and (b) (except for any non-compliance that has been waived in a particular case by the Director-General);
give a written direction to the developer to comply within a specified period with any requirement that the Director-General may specify for the purpose of ensuring that the controlled works have been completed in accordance with subsection (1)(a) and (b); or
disapprove the application.
Without limiting subsection (3)(b), a direction may require specified work or alteration to be carried out at the expense of the developer, within a specified period and to the satisfaction of the Director-General.
If a direction is not complied with within the period specified in that direction, or such further period as may be allowed by the Director-General, the application under subsection (1) is, at the end of that period, deemed to be disapproved by the Director-General.