Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATIONS - REG 3

    (1)     These regulations do not apply to:

        (a)     temporary offices and sheds used by builders on or about the site of any building on which building work is being carried out or used by contractors in carrying out works for any public authority on or about the site of the work and used exclusively for the purposes of that building or work;

        (b)     any building classified as a Class 10 Building to which electrical, plumbing or drainage services are not provided and that is:

            (i)     situated not less than 40 m from any boundary of the allotment on which it stands or is to be constructed, has an aggregate roof area not exceeding 12 m ² and is not more than 2100 mm in height above the mean natural ground level of its site;

            (ii)     situated not less than 70 m from any boundary of the allotment on which it stands or is to be constructed, has an aggregate roof area not exceeding 30 m ² and is not more than 2400 mm in height above the mean natural ground level of its site;

        (c)     a fence that offers minimal resistance to wind loading such as a chain mesh or a similar kind of fence and in any event a fence that does not exceed a height of 1m;

        (d)     a pergola that has an area not exceeding 30 m² and that is not less than 50 mm from a building to which these Regulations apply and that is not attached or connected in any way to any building; or

        (e)     minor plumbing maintenance work such as the replacement of a component by a similar component but not including drainage work.

    (2)     Sections 55 and 65 of the Act do not apply to or in relation to:

        (a)     any building classified as a Class 10 Building that is of a type approved by the Director and is constructed in accordance with that approval;

        (b)     plumbing or drainage work that is not done in connection with or incidentally to other building work if:

            (i)     notice of the work undertaken is given to the Director not later than 7 days after the work is carried out; and

            (ii)     the notice is accompanied by a certificate in the approved form of the relevant building practitioner that the work conforms to the relevant code or standard.