Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AIRPORTS (BUILDING CONTROL) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 1.04

         (1)    In these Regulations:

"airport building controller" , for an airport site, means a person appointed, for that site, under regulation 4.01.

"approved final master plan" , for an airport site, means the final master plan for the site approved under subsection 81 (2) of the Act.

"Australian Standard" means a standard approved for publication by, or for, the Council of the Standards Association of Australia as an Australian Standard.

"authorised person" means a person authorised by the Secretary, in writing, for a purpose of the provision in which the expression appears.

"building" includes a structure (within the meaning of subsection 98 (2) of the Act).

"building approval" means an approval under regulation 2.11 to carry out a building activity on an airport site.

"building permit" see subregulation 2.02 (2).

"Building Code" means the Building Code of Australia, as in force, or existing, from time to time.

"building expert" , for building activity on an airport site, means a person generally recognised within the building industry as having expert knowledge about, or qualifications for, the construction of buildings, and includes:

                (a)    a person licensed to practice any of the following professions or trades in the State:

                          (i)    building surveyor;

                         (ii)    architect;

                        (iii)    engineer engaged in the building industry;

                        (iv)    fire-safety engineer; and

               (b)    the person responsible for the building activity, or any stage of the building activity; and

                (c)    a corporation that carries on the business of being a building expert in the State.

"demolition authorisation" see subregulation 2.02 (2).

"expert in demolition procedures" , for building activity on an airport site, means a person generally recognised within the building industry as having expert knowledge about, or qualifications for, the demolition of buildings.

"FAC" means the Federal Airports Corporation.

"regulatory authority" includes:

                (a)    an authority or body authorised by law to regulate works for the supply of gas, water, electricity or sewerage services; or

               (b)    AUSTEL; or

                (c)    the Spectrum Management Agency.

"Secretary" means the Secretary to the Department.

"State" includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

"works" includes:

                (a)    earthworks or engineering works (within the meaning of subsection 98 (3) of the Act); and

               (b)    electrical works; and

                (c)    hydraulic works.

"works expert" , for building activity on an airport site, means a person generally recognised within the building industry as having expert knowledge about, or qualifications for, the carrying out of works, and includes:

                (a)    a person:

                          (i)    licensed to practice as an engineer in the State; or

                         (ii)    qualified for the carrying out of that type of building activity; and

               (b)    the person responsible for the building activity, or any stage of the building activity; and

                (c)    a corporation that carries on the business of being a works expert.

"works permit" see subregulation 2.02 (2).

         (2)   An expression used in these Regulations and in Division 5 of Part 5 of the Act has the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Division.

         (3)   An expression used in these Regulations and in the Airports Regulations 1997 has the same meaning in these Regulations as in those Regulations.

         (4)   A reference in these Regulations to Australian building standards:

                (a)    for a building activity other than demolition -- is a reference to:

                          (i)    the Building Code, as the Code is applied in the State in which the building activity is taking place; or

                         (ii)    if the Building Code does not apply to the building activity, or a part of the building activity -- standards determined by the airport building controller, in writing, to be applicable to the building activity, or part, having regard to customary standards for the kind of activity being carried out; or

               (b)    for a demolition -- is a reference to Australian Standard AS 2601-1991, The demolition of Structures , as in force, or existing, from time to time.

         (5)    A reference in these Regulations to the airport building controller, for an airport site for which the Secretary has not appointed an airport building controller, is a reference to the Secretary.

         (6)   A reference in these Regulations to an appropriate building expert, for a part of a building activity, is a reference to a building expert having the qualifications appropriate for the carrying out of that part.