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BUILDING ACT 2016 (NO. 25 OF 2016) - SECT 70

Works on contaminated or undrainable premises
(1)  A person must not perform any building work on land that, in the opinion of the environmental health officer, is contaminated, unhealthy and not suitable for the purpose until the land is cleaned or remedied to the satisfaction of the general manager of the municipal area in which the land is situated.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(2)  A person must not perform any building work on land unless the surface of the land is capable of being drained into an existing stormwater drain or channel or other suitable outlet, to the satisfaction of the general manager of the municipal area in which the land is situated.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.


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