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BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 5 What is building work

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 5

What is building work

5 What is building work

(1)
"Building work" is—
(a) building, repairing, altering, underpinning (whether by vertical or lateral support), moving or demolishing a building or other structure; or
(b) excavating or filling—
(i) for, or incidental to, the activities mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
(ii) that may adversely affect the stability of a building or other structure, whether on the land on which the building or other structure is situated or on adjoining land; or
(c) supporting, whether vertically or laterally, land for activities mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
(d) other work regulated under the building assessment provisions.
(2) For subsection (1) (d) , work includes a management procedure or other activity relating to a building or structure even though the activity does not involve a structural change to the building or structure.
Examples—
• a management procedure under the fire safety standard relating to a budget accommodation building
• a management procedure under the fire safety standard (RCB) relating to a residential care building