Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
- Act 100 of 2000
- Royal Assent 20 December 2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
1. 1. Short title
2. 2. Commencement
3. 3. Interpretation
4. 4. Act binds Crown
5. 5. Act prevails
PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - Director of Building Control
6. 6. Director of Building Control
7. 7. General functions of Director
8. 8. Assistance to Director
Division 2 - Building Regulation Advisory Committee
9. 9. Advisory Committee
10. 10. Functions of Advisory Committee
Division 3 - Delegation
11. 11. Delegation
PART 3 - Duties of persons
12. 12. Duties of owners
13. 13. Duties of designers
14. 14. Duties of builders and plumbers
15. 15. Duties of building surveyors
16. 16. Duties of permit authorities
17. 17. Duties of reporting authorities
18. 18. Duties of councils
PART 4 - Accredited building practitioners Division 1 - Accreditation
scheme
19. 19. Approval of scheme
20. 20. Director to carry out functions in accordance with scheme
21. 21.
22. 22.
Division 2 - Accreditation
23. 23. Offences relating to accreditation
24. 24. Owner builder
25. 25. Bodies corporate and partnerships
26. 26. Application for accreditation
27. 27. Certificate of accreditation
28. 28. Period of certificate
29. 29. Renewal of certificates
Division 3 - Audits
30. 30. Audit by Director
31. 31.
Division 4 - Complaints
32. 32. Complaints
33. 33. Notification to building practitioner
Division 5 - Investigations
34. 34. Approved investigator
35. 35. Investigations
36. 36. Production of documents
37. 37. Powers of entry and inspection
38. 38. Warrant
39. 39. Offences
40. 40. Decision of Director
41. 41. Notice of decision by Director
Division 6 - Appeals
42. 42. Appeals to Appeal Board
43. 43. Hearing by Appeal Board
44. 44. Decision of Appeal Board
45. 45. Notice of decision of Appeal Board
46. 46. Appeal to Court
47. 47. Powers of Court on review
Division 7 - Insurance
48. 48. Order requiring insurance
49. 49. Insurance cover
50. 50. Offences relating to insurance
PART 5 - Building surveyors
51. 51. Exercise of powers by assistant building surveyor
52. 52. Exercise of powers prohibited
53. 53. Referral to other building surveyors
54. 54. Change of building surveyor
PART 6 - Building and plumbing standards Division 1 - Building
standards
55. 55. Compliance with Building Code
56. 56. Evidence of compliance for building products and systems
Division 2 - Plumbing standards
57. 57. Standards of plumbing work
58. 58. Tasmanian Plumbing Code
59. 59. Authorisation and accreditation
PART 7 - Building and plumbing permits Division 1 - Requirement for
building permit
60. 60. Building permit required
61. 61. Building work without permit
Division 2 - Certificates of likely compliance
62. 62. Certificate of likely compliance required
63. 63. Required report from reporting authority
64. 64. Referral of documents to function control authority
65. 65. Special-use buildings
66. 66. Consideration of application for certificate of likely
compliance
67. 67. Granting certificate of likely compliance
68. 68. Refusing certificate of likely compliance
Division 3 - Applications for building permits
69. 69. Application for building permit
70. 70. Form of application for building permit
71. 71. Consideration of application for building permit
72. 72. Granting building permit
73. 73. Refusing building permit
74. 74. Conditions of building permit binding
Division 4 - Requirement for plumbing permit
75. 75. Plumbing permit required
76. 76. Plumbing work without permit
77. 77. Special plumbing permit
Division 5 - Applications for plumbing permits
78. 78. Application for plumbing permit
79. 79. Application for special plumbing permit
80. 80. Form of application for plumbing permit
81. 81. Consideration of application for plumbing permit
82. 82. Granting plumbing permit
83. 83. Refusing plumbing permit
84. 84. Conditions of plumbing permit binding
PART 8 - Building work, plumbing work, inspection, occupation and
completion Division 1 - Carrying out work and authorisation
85. 85. Carrying out building work
86. 86. Carrying out plumbing work
87. 87. Starting building or plumbing work
Division 2 - Inspections
88. 88. Notification during building or plumbing work
89. 89. Inspections
90. 90. Powers in relation to inspections
91. 91. Directions relating to building and plumbing work
92. 92. Certificate of final inspection
Division 3 - Occupancy permits
93. 93. Occupancy permit required
94. 94. Application for occupancy permit
95. 95. Form of application for occupancy permit
96. 96. Required report from reporting authority
97. 97. Consideration of application for occupancy permit
98. 98. Granting occupancy permit
99. 99. Refusing application for occupancy permit
100. 100. Issue of occupancy permits
101. 101. Conditions of occupancy permit binding
102. 102. Notification to permit authority
103. 103. Occupation in contravention of occupancy permit
104. 104. Period of occupancy permit
Division 4 - Temporary occupancy permit
105. 105. Temporary occupancy
106. 106. Application for temporary occupancy permit
107. 107. Form of application for temporary occupancy permit
108. 108. Granting temporary occupancy permit
109. 109. Cancellation of temporary occupancy permit
110. 110. Refusing application for temporary occupancy permit
111. 111. Notification to permit authority
Division 5 - Completion of building and plumbing work
112. 112. Completion of building work
113. 113. Completion of plumbing work
114. 114. Defective plumbing work
PART 9 - Existing buildings Division 1 - General provisions
115. 115. Construction of existing buildings
116. 116. Habitation of certain buildings
117. 117. Change of use
118. 118. Restriction on use of land
119. 119. Building certificates
120. 120. Maintenance of certain features
Division 2 - Protection of adjoining properties
121. 121. Notice of proposed building work
122. 122. Absent or incapable owner
123. 123. Appointment of agent for adjoining owner
124. 124. Adjoining owner to reply
125. 125. Effect of agreement
126. 126. Effect of disagreement
127. 127. Work not to be carried out in certain cases
128. 128. Inspection of plans
129. 129. Emergency protection work
130. 130. Protection work
131. 131. Insurance cover
132. 132. Record of condition of adjoining property
133. 133. Entry to carry out protection work
134. 134. Offence by adjoining owner
135. 135. Lodgment of plans
136. 136. Expenses of adjoining owner
137. 137. Compensation
Division 3 - Party walls and structures
138. 138. Party walls
139. 139. Ownership of party wall
140. 140. Party structures
141. 141. Notice of proposed work
142. 142. Rights of adjoining owner
143. 143. Reply to notices
144. 144. Entry to premises
145. 145. Expenses payable by owners
146. 146. Saving for easements
147. 147. Differences
PART 10 - Restrictions on buildings Division 1 - Landslip areas
148. 148. Interpretation
149. 149.
150. 150. Effect of order in A landslip area
151. 151. Effect of order in B landslip area
152. 152. Activities prohibited in landslip areas
153. 153.
154. 154. Compensation not payable for certain damage to buildings
erected in known landslip areas
Division 2 - Building line
155. 155. Building between building line and boundary
156. 156. Fire source feature
Division 3 - Site restrictions
157. 157. Contaminated or undrainable sites
158. 158. Requirement for effluent disposal
159. 159. Land subject to flooding
160. 160. Protection of existing drains
161. 161. Protection of service easements
PART 11 - Enforcement Division 1 - Emergency orders
162. 162. Emergency order
Division 2 - Notices, orders and fire reports
163. 163. Building notices
164. 164. Plumbing notice
165. 165. Fire hazards
166. 166. Fire upgrading report
167. 167. Fire upgrading notice
168. 168. Representations relating to notices
169. 169. Revocation of notices
170. 170. Building orders
171. 171. Building order relating to work without permit
172. 172. Plumbing orders
173. 173. Building order relating to fire hazards
174. 174. Notifying permit authority
175. 175. Application for certificate to proceed
176. 176. Granting certificate to proceed
177. 177. Refusing certificate to proceed
178. 178. Application for permit to proceed
179. 179. Consideration of application for permit to proceed
180. 180. Granting permit to proceed
181. 181. Refusing permit to proceed
182. 182. Conditions of permit to proceed binding
183. 183. Application for certificate of substantial compliance
184. 184. Granting certificate of substantial compliance
185. 185. Refusing certificate of substantial compliance
186. 186. Application for permit of substantial compliance
187. 187. Consideration of application for permit of substantial
compliance
188. 188. Granting permit of substantial compliance
189. 189. Refusing permit of substantial compliance
190. 190. Conditions of permit of substantial compliance binding
191. 191. Demolition order
192. 192. Failure to comply with building or plumbing order
193. 193. Possession of building
194. 194. Purchasing buildings and materials
195. 195. Endorsements on certificates
Division 3 - General matters
196. 196. Orders to be made within certain period
197. 197. Recovery of costs
198. 198. Police assistance
199. 199. Notification of completion of work
200. 200. Amendment or revocation of building order
201. 201. Compliance with regulations
202. 202. Duration of order
PART 12 - Appeals Division 1 - Building Appeal Board
203. 203. Appeal Board
204. 204. Functions of Appeal Board
205. 205. Constitution of Appeal Board
206. 206. Disqualification from acting as member
207. 207. Powers of Appeal Board
208. 208. Assistance to Appeal Board
Division 2 - Matters for Appeal Board
209. 209. Appeal relating to building and plumbing permits
210. 210. Appeal relating to occupancy permit
211. 211. Appeal relating to orders
212. 212. Appeal relating to temporary occupancy permit
213. 213. Appeal relating to protection work
214. 214. Appeal relating to building surveyor
215. 215. Appeal relating to permit authority
216. 216. Appeal against change of building surveyor
217. 217. Appeal relating to fire regulations
218. 218. Application of regulations
Division 3 - Procedures
219. 219. Form of appeals and applications
220. 220. Fresh hearing
221. 221. General procedure
222. 222. Attendance at hearings
223. 223. Right of representation
224. 224. Onus of proof in certain case
225. 225. Oaths and affirmations
226. 226. Costs
227. 227. Decisions of Appeal Board
228. 228. Form of determination
229. 229. Supreme Court opinion
PART 13 - Regulations Division 1 - Building Regulations
230. 230. Building Regulations
231. 231. Application of Building Regulations
232. 232. Non-application of Building Regulations
Division 2 - Plumbing Regulations
233. 233. Plumbing Regulations
233A. 233A. Non-application of Plumbing Regulations
Division 3 - General provisions
234. 234. General provisions
235. 235. Fees
236. 236. Exemptions
237. 237. Savings and transitional
238. 238. Approval of Minister
PART 14 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Offences
239. 239. Offences by bodies corporate
240. 240. False and misleading statements
241. 241. Offences relating to authorised persons
242. 242. Offences relating to building surveyors
Division 2 - Infringement notices
243. 243. Infringement notices
244. 244.
245. 245.
246. 246.
247. 247.
248. 248. Payments to council or Consolidated Fund
249. 249.
250. 250.
Division 3 - Liability
251. 251. Immunity from liability
252. 252.
253. 253.
254. 254. Liability not affected
255. 255. Limitation on taking building action
256. 256. Accrual of cause of action
257. 257. Relationship to other law
Division 4 - Authorised persons
258. 258. Access to and entry into premises
259. 259. Powers of authorised persons
260. 260. Delegation of powers
Division 5 - Evidence
261. 261. Evidentiary provisions
262. 262. Evidence of occupancy permit
263. 263. Evidence of final inspection
264. 264. Evidence of compliance
265. 265. Authentication of documents
266. 266. Reliance on certificate of other person
267. 267. Evidence relating to infringement notice
Division 6 - General matters
268. 268. Heating appliances
269. 269. Improper use of information
270. 270. Building permit levy
271. 271. Establishment of Building Administration Fund
272. 272. Records of levy payments
273. 273. Additional orders
274. 274. Provisions of other standards
275. 275. Defence of compliance
276. 276. Building compliance with Act
277. 277. Plumbing compliance with Act
278. 278. Registers
279. 279. Administration of Act
280. 280. Transitional and savings provisions
281. 281. Acts repealed
282. 282.
283. 283. Statutory Rules rescinded
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