Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING (GENERAL) REGULATION 2008

- made under the Building Act 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of regulation  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  

   PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   5.      Meaning of building work—Act, s 6 (2)  
   6.      Exempt buildings and building work generally—Act, s 15, s 65, s 83  
   7.      Minister may exempt buildings—Act, s 152 (2)  

   PART 2A--EXEMPTION ASSESSMENTS

   7A.     Number of copies of plans—Act, s 14 (2)  
   7B.     Details to be contained in exemption assessment application—Act, s 14  
   7C.     Plan information and requirements—Act, s 14 (4)  
   7D.     Exemption assessment B notices—Act,  
   7E.     Exemption assessment B notice—attached documents––Act, s 14B (3) (a) and  

   PART 3--BUILDING WORK

           Division 3.1--Government certifiers

   8.      Criteria for appointment of government certifier—Act, s 20 (4)  

           Division 3.2--Building approvals

   9.      Definitions—div 3.2  
   10.     Number of copies of plans—Act, s 26 (2) (a)  
   11.     General requirements for application for building approvals—Act, s 26  
   12.     Building erection and alteration—Act, s 26 (3)  
   13.     Removal or demolition of buildings—Act, s 26 (3)  
   14.     Bonded asbestos removal—Act, s 26 (3)  
   15.     Other asbestos removal—Act, s 26 (3)  
   16.     General requirements for plans—Act, s 27 (1) (a)  
   17.     Requirements for plans for alteration and erection of buildings—Act, s 27 (1)  
   18.     Requirements for plans for asbestos removal—Act, s 27 (1)  
   19.     Some building approval applications to be referred—Act s 27 (1)  
   20.     Building approval applications—requirement to give advice—Act s 30A (3)  
   21.     Approvals and consent required in relation to proposed building work—Act, s 152 (3)  
   22.     Consultation required in relation to proposed building work—Act, s 152 (3)  
   23.     Substantial alteration—Act, s 29 (2) (a)  
   24.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—Act, s 29 (2)  
   25.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—alternative glazing  
   26.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—alternative stair  
   27.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—balustrade compliance  
   28.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—alternative energy efficiency  
   29.     Unaltered parts need not comply with building code—alternative energy efficiency  
   30.     Significantly different from plan amendment—Act, s 32 (4)  

           Division 3.3--Carrying out building work

   31.     Considerations for proper and skilful work—material and work standards—Act, s 42  
   32.     Considerations for proper and skilful work—construction tolerances—Act, s 42  
   33.     Stages of building work—Act, s 43 (1) (a)  
   34.     Alternative document to survey plan—Act, s 43 (2) (a) (ii)  

           Division 3.4--Completion of building work

   35.     Approvals on completion of building work—Act,  

           Division 3.5--Fundamentally noncompliant building work

   36.     Fundamentally noncompliant building work—Act, s 50 (4)  

   PART 4--RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS--STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INSURANCE AND FIDELITY CERTIFICATES

   37.     Building work to which pt 6 does not apply—Act,  
   38.     End of statutory warranties—Act, s 88 (4)  
   39.     Minimum insurance for residential building work—Act, s 90 (1)  
   40.     Period of insurance for residential building work—Act, s 90 (1) (c) and  
   41.     Period of claims for residential building work—Act,  
   42.     Amount insurer not liable for—Act, s 91 (1)  
   43.     If builder defaults and work less than deposit paid—Act, s 93 (3)  

   PART 5--BUILDING CODE

   44.     Application of building code to bushfire-prone area—Act,  

   PART 5A--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   44A.    Decision-makers—Act, s 142A, def decision-maker  
   44B.    Reviewable decisions—Act, s 142A, def reviewable decision  
   44C.    Right of review and notice—Act, s 142B and s 142C (a)  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Non-application of Legislation Act, s 47 (5)  
   47.     Exempt building code—Act, s 152  
   48.     Occupations and qualifications—handling small amounts of bonded asbestos—Act, s  
   49.     Certifier issuing building approval etc without development approval––Act, s  
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