Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 56

(1) This section applies for a building certifier carrying out building assessment work for a building development application if--

(a) the BCA allows a discretionary decision about a building design or specification for building work; and

Example of discretionary decision--

the BCA uses the word 'suitable' or 'adequate'

(b) the application proposes the use of the discretion.

(2) The building certifier must--

(a) consider the objectives and functional statements of the BCA in relation to the design or specification; and

(b) decide whether the design or specification complies with--

(i) generally--the BCA; or

(ii) if, for the application, the BCA is varied under part 1, division 2--the BCA as varied.

(3) The building certifier must not make the decision in a way that conflicts with the objectives or functional statements.