Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 14

(1) This section applies if in this Act there is a reference to building work complying with--

(a) the BCA or QDC; or

(b) the building assessment provisions to the extent they include the BCA and QDC.

(2) Building work complies with the BCA or QDC (the code) only if it complies with all relevant performance requirements under the code.

(3) For subsection (2), the building work complies with a relevant performance requirement only if it achieves a relevant building solution under the code for the requirement.

(4) For subsection (3), a relevant building solution is achieved for a performance requirement only by--

(a) complying with the following (the relevant requirement)--

(i) if the code is the BCA--the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions under the BCA for the performance requirement;

(ii) if the code is the QDC--the relevant acceptable solution under the QDC for the performance requirement; or

(b) formulating an alternative solution that--

(i) complies with the performance requirement; or

(ii) is shown to be at least equivalent to the relevant requirement; or

(c) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (b).