Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BUILDING REGULATION 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

           Part 2--Self-assessable building work and building work that is exempt development

   4.      Prescribed building work for Act, s 21
   5.      Building work that is exempt development for IPA—Act, s 22

           Part 3--Prescribed matters or aspects for local laws or planning schemes

   6.      Operation of pt 3
   7.      Additional water saving targets
   10.     Planning scheme provisions about particular performance criteria under QDC part 1.1 or QDC part 1.2
   11.     Swimming pool construction
   12.     Designation by local planning instrument of bush fire prone areas
   13.     Land liable to flooding

           Part 4--Swimming pool fencing

   14.     Fencing standards for outdoor swimming pools constructed on or after 1 October 2003—Act, s 233
   15.     Resuscitation sign requirements and display—Act, s 236
   16.     Warning sign requirements and display—Act, s 238

           Part 5--Competent persons

           Division 1--General provisions about competent persons

   17.     Appointment and functions
   18.     Restrictions on deciding competency
   19.     Building certifier's obligation to keep record of decision about competency

           Division 2--Restrictions on functions competent persons may perform

   20.     General restrictions
   21.     Restriction on signing inspection certificate for single detached class 1a or a class 10 building
   22.     Restrictions on giving inspection help
   23.     Competent person must not give false or misleading documents

           Part 5A--Cadet building certifiers

   23A.    Appointment of cadet building certifier
   23B.    Role of cadet building certifier and supervising certifier
   23C.    Application of pt 5 to cadet building certifier

           Part 6--Inspections of assessable building work

           Division 1--Inspections by or for building certifier
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   24.     What is a stage of assessable building work
   25.     Local government's power to exempt particular assessable building work from particular stages of inspection
   26.     Inspection guidelines
           Subdivision 2--Notice for inspection
   27.     Builder's obligation to give notice for inspection at completion of each stage
   28.     Prohibition on further building work until stage complies
   29.     Notifying BSA if notice for inspection not given
           Subdivision 3--Carrying out inspection
   30.     Arranging inspection
   31.     Inspection procedure
   32.     Certificate of inspection
   33.     Noncompliance notice
           Subdivision 4--Procedure if noncompliance notice given
   34.     Builder's obligation to ensure stage complies with development approval
   35.     Consequences of builder not complying with obligation
           Subdivision 5--Miscellaneous provision
   36.     Declaratory provision about inspections

           Division 2--Referral agency Inspections

   37.     Application of div 2
   38.     Notice to referral agency to inspect
   39.     Referral agency inspection
   40.     Acting on referral agency's inspection notice
   41.     Consequence of no referral agency notice

           Part 7--General provisions about certificates

           Division 1--QBSA licensee certificates

   42.     Application of div 1
   43.     QBSA licensee certificate if building development approval
   44.     QBSA licensee certificate for self-assessable building work
   45.     QBSA licensee must not give false or misleading certificate

           Division 2--Competent person certificates other than certificates of inspection

   46.     Certificate about building design or specification
   47.     Aspect inspection certificate
   48.     Content requirements for certificates

           Division 3--Accepting certificates

   49.     Optional acceptability by building certifier
   50.     Optional acceptability by competent person (inspections)

           Division 4--Certificates under CodeMark Scheme

   51.     Certificate of conformity

           Part 8--Miscellaneous provisions

           Division 1--Approvals and miscellaneous prescribed matters

   51B.    Approval of amendment of QDC parts 2.1 and 2.2
   51BC.   Approval of amendment of QDC by replacing parts MP4.2 and MP4.3
   51BD.   Approval of amendment of QDC by adding part MP6.1
   51BE.   Approval of amendment of QDC by replacing part MP4.1
   51BF.   Approval of amendment of QDC by adding part MP2.4
   51C.    Prescribed day for expiry of existing rainwater tank provisions—Act, s 283
   52.     Prescribed matters for private certification endorsement—Act, s 163
   53.     Information to be supplied by the State—Act, s 255

           Division 2--Fees

   54.     Fees

           Division 3--Transitional provisions

   55.     Definition for div 3
   56.     Undecided building development applications
   57.     Development applications made for relevant building work before designation of rainwater tank area
   58.     Declarations under repealed regulation, s 53

           Part 9--Repeals

   59.     Repeals
           SCHEDULE 1 -- PRESCRIBED BUILDING WORK FOR ACT, SECTION 21
           1. Work for particular fences
           2. Work for particular non-load bearing devices
           3. Work for particular retaining walls
           4. Particular filling or excavation
           5. Work for particular heating devices
           6. Work for particular signs
   7.      Particular repairs, maintenance or alterations not affecting structural component or fire safety system
   8.      Particular repairs, maintenance or alterations only affecting minor structural component
   9.      Particular repairs, maintenance or alterations only affecting minor component of fire safety system
   10.     Work for particular budget accommodation buildings built, approved or applied for before 1 January 1992
   11.     Work for particular temporary things on building sites
   12.     Erecting particular tents
   13.     Other work for class 10 buildings or structures
   14.     Work for particular air conditioners
           SCHEDULE 2 -- BUILDING WORK PRESCRIBED AS EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT FOR IPA
           1. Work for particular class 10b structures or special structures
           2. Attaching particular sun hoods
           3. Erecting particular tents
           4. Other work for class 10 buildings or structures
           SCHEDULE 3 -- FEES
           SCHEDULE 4 -- DICTIONARY
           Endnotes