South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts59—Notification during building
(1) If building work
is being carried out within the area of a council, then—
(a) a
licensed building work contractor who is carrying out the work or who is in
charge of carrying out the work; or
(b) if
there is no such licensed building work contractor, the building owner,
must, in accordance with a scheme prescribed by the regulations, notify the
council within the prescribed period of the commencement or completion of a
prescribed stage of work (a "mandatory notification stage ).
(2) The notification
must, if the regulations so require, be accompanied
or supported by a statement (a "statement of compliance") from a person who
holds prescribed qualifications that the building work has been carried out in
accordance with the requirements of this Act.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(3) Subject to
subsection (4), a person who is carrying out building work must, if
directed to do so by the council, stop building work when a mandatory
notification stage has been reached pending an inspection by an authorised
officer who holds prescribed qualifications.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(4) An authorised
officer must carry out an inspection under subsection (3) within 24 hours
after a direction is given under that subsection and, if such an inspection is
not carried out within that time, the person may proceed with the building
work.