BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 55

BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 55

55 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Division —

        10 year life battery means a battery that is capable of powering a smoke alarm for at least 10 years without the alarm indicating the battery power is low;

        approved alternative building solution means a building solution that has been approved by the local government of the district in which the dwelling is located on the basis that the solution meets the performance requirement in the Building Code relating to fire detection and early warning (other than the requirements relating to evacuation lighting);

        declaration of intended demolition , in relation to a dwelling the ownership of which is transferred, means a statutory declaration made by the person to whom the ownership is transferred declaring that the person intends to demolish the dwelling within the period of 6 months beginning on the transfer day;

        dwelling means —

            (a)         a Class 1 building; or

            (b)         a unit in a Class 2 building; or

            (c)         a Class 4 dwelling;

        electrician has the meaning given in the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 regulation 3(1);

        owner , of a dwelling, means a person who holds an interest in land that entitles the person to the ownership of the dwelling;

        residential tenancy agreement means a residential tenancy agreement to which the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 applies;

        transfer day , in relation to a dwelling the ownership of which is transferred, means the day on which the ownership is transferred;

        unit , in the definition of dwelling , means a room or suite of rooms, and any associated parts of the building, constituting a single dwelling for the exclusive occupation of one or more occupants.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Division, a smoke alarm —

            (a)         is connected to the mains power supply if it is electrically connected to a permanent supply of electricity to the dwelling; and

            (b)         is permanently connected if an electrician would ordinarily be required to connect or disconnect the alarm.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Division, an owner of a dwelling transfers the ownership of it if —

            (a)         the owner executes an instrument of transfer or conveyance of the interest in land that entitles the owner to the ownership of the dwelling; and

            (b)         the person to whom the interest is to be transferred or conveyed obtains possession of the dwelling under or in anticipation of the transfer or conveyance.

        [Regulation 55 amended: Gazette 22 Dec 2017 p. 5971‑2.]