New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

HOME BUILDING REGULATION 2004 - REG 3

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Regulation:
"apprentice" has the same meaning as in the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 .
"authority" means a contractor licence (whether or not an endorsed contractor licence), an owner-builder permit or a certificate.
"certificate" means a supervisor certificate or tradesperson certificate.
"consent declaration" means a declaration by an individual who is, or is proposed to be, the nominated supervisor for a contractor licence, being a declaration to the effect that the individual understands the responsibilities of a nominated supervisor and consents to being that nominated supervisor.
"development consent" has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 .
"exempt corporation" means:

(a) a council or county council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 , or

(b) a corporation that is constituted by or under an Act, other than:

(i) a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, or

(ii) a corporation that is subject to control under the Co-operatives Act 1992 or the Associations Incorporation Act 1984 .

"fixed apparatus" means apparatus fixed to a dwelling or part of a dwelling with the intention that it should remain in that position permanently.
"structural element", in relation to a building, means a component or part of an assembly which provides necessary supporting structure to the whole or any part of the building.
"the Act" means the Home Building Act 1989 .
"trainee" has the same meaning as in the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 .

Note: Under clause 32 (4) (a) of the Public Sector Employment and Management (General) Order 2003 , a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading in, or in relation to, the Home Building Act 1989 is to be construed as a reference to the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Commerce.

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to a Form is a reference to a form in Schedule 1.

(3) The notes in the text of this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.