(1)  A building surveyor is to grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work) within the prescribed period if the building surveyor is satisfied that the work specified in the application –

(a) is permit building work; and

(b) is likely to comply with this Act and the National Construction Code.

(2)  A building surveyor may grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work) subject to any conditions he or she thinks appropriate.

(3)  If a building surveyor grants an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work), the building surveyor is to –

(a) issue the applicant with a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work) in an approved form that specifies that the certificate has been issued in respect of permit building work; and

(b) if the owner of the premises where the work specified in the application is to be performed is not the applicant for the certificate, provide the owner with a copy of the certificate of likely compliance (permit building work) so issued.