(1)  An owner of premises may apply to a building surveyor for a certificate of substantial compliance in respect of completed, or partially completed, building work on the premises that –

(a) fails to comply with this Act, or any other relevant Act, as in force at the time the work was performed; and

(b) is the subject of a building order under section 247 .

(2)  An application for a certificate of substantial compliance is to –

(a) include specified information; and

(b) be accompanied by specified documentation; and

(c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.

(3)  Subdivision 1 of Division 2 of Part 11 applies to an application for a certificate of substantial compliance as if it were an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit building work).