Browse Forums General Discussion Re: How many years back can Council's compliance go? 6Sep 15, 2014 3:36 pm Scottishdave My next door neighbour has now taken it upon herself to payback all those who did submissions to her DA (mostly asking that the design be scaled down) by making compliance complaints to Council. I presume the oversize development she wanted did not meet the planning guidelines, so to retaliate because she did not get her own way is childish to say the least. Scottishdave My house is 130 years old. The question is, how many years back can Council Compliance officers go in making your house "compliant"? Compliance logically can only go back to the time when the compliance was given (if any). The exception to this would be safety issues. Eg, In Qld, all homes must retrospectively fit a smoke alarm, even though this was only made a compliance law around 2000 or so. Same applies to electrical safety switches on Meter boards. I believe state/federal safety requirements mandate that all stairs must have a railing if higher than one metre. Having said that , I think if you drive a vintage car that has no seatbelts, they cannot make you install them. Australian Design Rules for vehicles make their own place in our regime of safety laws. Go figure. For anyone that comes across this issue in the future - Just did what aussieta said and found a plumber to inspect it and sign off on it. Was difficult to find someone to… 3 5273 From a pure legal perspective, if you've signed the variation, it is a very high bar to have it set aside. No-one can give you legal advice on a forum, but you would need… 3 4345 |