Australian Capital Territory Consolidated ActsIn this part:
"Building Act "means the Building Act 2004 .
"building approval" means a building approval under the Building Act.
"building work"—see the Building Act, section 6.
"exempt work" means—
(a) work the value of which is not more than $10 000; or
(b) work done by a public authority, other than work that has been awarded to the public authority because of a public tendering process; or
(c) building work in relation to an exempt building under the Building Act 2004 , section 12 (Exempt buildings); or
(d) building work in relation to a building to which the Building Act does not apply because that Act exempts the building from the application of that Act; or
Note 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).
Note 2 See the Building Act, s 152 (1A).
(e) building work to which the Building Act, part 3 (Building work) does not apply because of that Act, section 15 (Application of pt 3 to building work).
Note The Building (General) Regulation 2008 , s 6 prescribes building work that is exempt from the application of the Building Act 2004 , pt 3 (and pt 5 and pt 6).
"owner", of land—see the Building Act, dictionary.
"project owner", for work, means—
(a) if the work is done on land by or for the owner of the land—the owner; or
(b) in any other case—the person on whose behalf the work is done.
"public authority" means—
(a) the Territory, the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory; or
(b) a corporation established for a public purpose by a territory law or a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory, other than a company or incorporated association; or
(c) any other entity (including a company or incorporated association) that is prescribed for this paragraph.
"qualified valuer" means a person who is prescribed by regulation as a qualified valuer.
"rate of levy" means the rate set out in section 16.
"value", of work, means the value assessed under section 19.