Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are:

        (a)     to establish, maintain and improve building standards;

        (b)     to facilitate the adoption and efficient application of national uniform building standards;

        (c)     to facilitate national uniform accreditation of building products, construction methods, building designs, building components and building systems;

        (d)     to maintain, enhance and improve the safety, health and amenity of people using buildings;

        (e)     to promote and provide for the construction of environmentally efficient buildings;

        (f)     to provide an efficient and effective system for granting building permits, administering building matters and resolving building disputes;

        (g)     to reform aspects of the law relating to the legal liability of regulatory agencies and building practitioners;

        (h)     to facilitate national uniformity in the training and qualifications of certain building practitioners and the recognition of qualifications on a national basis;

        (ha)     to provide for the registration of building practitioners;

        (hb)     to provide for the investigation, audit and disciplining of building practitioners;

        (hc)     to establish a compulsory home warranty insurance scheme;

        (j)     to facilitate the cost effective construction of buildings; and

        (k)     to aid the achievement of an efficient and competitive building industry.