Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATIONS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Exemptions from regulations and sections 55 and 65 of the Act  
   3A.     Prescribing classes of buildings for and exemptions from section 61 of the Act  
   3B.     Exemption from section 62 of the Act  

   PART 2--BUILDING STANDARDS

   4.      Building Code, &c., adopted  
   5.      Accrediting persons or bodies  
   6.      Application for building permit  
   7.      Time for the supply of additional information  
   8.      Reporting authority  
   9.      Limitation of time for reporting authority  
   10.     Limitation of time for building certifier to decide application for building permit  
   11.     Prescribed approvals for the purposes of section 59(1)(b) and (c)  
   12.     Historic buildings  
   13.     Duration of building permit  
   14.     Distribution of plans and drawings  
   15.     Access to records  

   PART 3--INSPECTIONS, BUILDING PERMITS AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS

           Division 1--Inspections

   15A.    Inspection stages  
   16.     Drainage works to be notified  

           Division 2--Building permits

   16A.    Documents relating to building permits to be provided to Director  

           Division 3--Occupancy permits

   17.     Limitation of time for reporting authorities in relation to occupancy permit  
   18.     Permits not required for buildings in certain areas  
   18A.    Documents relating to occupancy permits to be provided to Director  
   18B.    Consolidation of occupancy permits  
   18C.    Documents to accompany application for occupancy permit  
   19.     Limitation of time for building certifier to decide application  
   20.     Change of use  

   PART 3A--DECLARATIONS RELATING TO PARTICULAR BUILDING WORK

   20A.    Application of Part  
   20B.    Declaration for building work requiring occupancy permit  
   20C.    Declaration for building work not requiring occupancy permit  
   20D.    Requirements for declaration under regulation 20C  
   20E.    Declaration by corporation after prescribed event  
   20F.    Building certifier to give copy of declaration to Director  

   PART 4--APPROVALS ETC., BY OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES

   21.     Certificates by other persons  

   PART 5--PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY

   22.     Protection of adjoining property  

   PART 6--ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING STANDARDS

   23.     Forms of building notice, building order  
   24.     Management and fire evacuation training  
   25.     Notification, cancellation or amendment of building order  

   PART 7--APPEALS

   26.     Enforcement of determination  

   PART 8--GENERAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISION

   27.     Recovery of penalties  
   28.     Orders to be enforced by Local Court  
   29.     Notice of authorisation  

   PART 9--SITING REQUIREMENTS

   30.     Interpretation  
   31.     Application  
   32.     Minimum distances for Class 1 or Class 10 buildings  
   33.     Exceptions  
   34.     Minimum distance for a Class 1 building in Municipality of Palmerston  
   35.     More than one Class 1 building on one allotment  
   36.     Plot ratio of Class 1 buildings  

   PART 9A--RELOCATION OF APPROVED CLASS 1A BUILDINGS TO APPROVED RURAL LAND

   36A.    Definitions  
   36B.    Application of Part  
   36C.    Approved Class 1a Building  
   36D.    Footings and fixture work  
   36E.    Plumbing connection work  
   36F.    Electrical installation connection work  
   36G.    Occupancy permit and structural report  

   PART 10--AREAS LIABLE TO FLOODING

   37.     Flood prone areas  
   38.     Flood levels  
   39.     Requirements in flood prone areas  

   PART 11--BUILDING PRACTITIONERS

   39A.    Sub-categories of building practitioner  
   40.     Condition for registration: professional indemnity insurance  
   40A.    Condition of registration: HBCF plumber policy  
   40B.    Last day for application for renewal of registration  
   41.     Fees  

   PART 11A--BUILDING CONTRACTORS

           Division 1--Prescribed matters for section 48A of the Act

   41A.    Building work  
   41B.    Building contractors for detached houses and attached dwellings and Class 2 buildings of not more than 2 storeys  
   41C.    Building contractors for attached dwellings and Class 2 buildings of more than 2 storeys  
   41D.    Supervision by building contractor  
   41E.    Minimum value of building work  

           Division 2--Prescribed matters for section 48B of the Act

   41F.    Building contractors  
   41G.    Building work  
   41H.    Contents of building contracts  
   41J.    Minimum value of building work  

           Division 3--Prescribed matters for section 48C of the Act

   41K.    Building contractors  
   41L.    Building work  

   PART 11B--OWNER-BUILDERS

           Division 1--Prescribed matters for section 48D of the Act

   41N.    Building work  
   41P.    Minimum value of building work  
   41Q.    Exemption for certain building contractors  

           Division 2--Prescribed matters for section 48F of the Act

   41R.    Period required to elapse  

   PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

   42.     Offences  
   43.     Transitional  

   PART 13--MATTERS FOR COMMENCEMENT OF BUILDING AMENDMENT ACT 2004

   44.     Definitions  
   45.     Inspection stages  
   46.     Exemption of work from sections 63 and 70  
   47.     Exemption of occupancy permit for building from section 72  

   PART 14--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR PARTS 4A AND 4B OF ACT

   48.     Registration of building contractors  
   49.     Building permits granted before commencement of Parts 4A and 4B of the Act  

   PART 15--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR INSPECTION STAGES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK

   50.     Inspection stages for pre-July 2006 residential building work  

   PART 16--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR BUILDING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010

   51.     Definitions  
   52.     Declaration made by corporation after commencement day for building work completed before commencement day  
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