(1)  Before determining an application for a building permit under section 139, the permit authority may –

(a) carry out such inquiries, consult such other persons and take into account such matters as the permit authority considers necessary or expedient having regard to the nature of the proposed permit building work; and

(b) require the applicant to provide any further information or evidence about any matter relating to the application, or any documentation provided with the application, or the proposed permit building work.

(2)  If the application for a building permit relates to building work that includes a proposed performance solution, the permit authority may also require the applicant to provide one or more of the following:

(a) further assessments of the proposed performance solution as set out in the requirement;

(b) information in relation to the qualification of persons who have provided the applicant with the information referred to in paragraph (a);

(c) information in relation to the design or suitability of the proposed performance solution.

(3)  If an applicant fails to comply with a requirement of subsection (2) within the period specified in the requirement, the application for a permit is taken to lapse on the expiry of that period.

(4)  Before determining an application for a building permit under section 139 , the permit authority is to take into account the following matters:

(a) the suitability of the premises where proposed permit building work is to be performed;

(b) whether the premises are in, or are, a hazardous area, including the stability of the site;

(c) whether, in the opinion of the permit authority, all appropriate protection work has been performed in respect of the work;

(d) the means of access to the premises, during and after the work, and the provision of water and sanitation to those premises;

(e) any relevant requirements of this Act or of a permit, consent or authority in force under any other Act in respect of those premises;

(f) any other matter that the Director of Building Control determines to be relevant to an application under this Subdivision;

(g) any other matter that the permit authority considers relevant.

(5)  A permit authority may refuse to determine an application for a building permit under section 139 until all fees, charges, or levies, in respect of the application are paid.

(6)  A failure of the permit authority to determine an application for a building permit under section 139 within a specified period does not authorise the applicant to commence the proposed permit building work.