The Act - an Overview Part 2: Approval of Construction Work Etc. Section 16: Applications and grants: offences
53.This section creates offences in relation to applications for building warrants and in relation to verifiers granting or amending a warrant. In making applications, owners must not knowingly make false or misleading statements or make such statements recklessly. Verifiers must not grant warrants or amendments knowing that a statement contained in either of these is false.