Extension of permits under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020
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West Tamar Council
24 Jun 2020
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
Extension of permits under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 Department of Justice CBOSthe Tasmanian Government has extended the expiry date of current permits granted under the Building Act 2016. An extension of 6 months will apply.
The extended permits include all building and plumbing permits, including those issued under the Building Act 2000 and the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 which were issued without stating an expiry date. If these permits have not been completed, they will now expire if:
the permit was in force immediately before 1 January 2017; the permit has not since expired; and there is no other expiry date on the permit.If a permit meets these criteria, they will now expire on 1 January 2021 unless they are extended.
Further information can be found in CBOS' Fact Sheet.