CARAVAN PARKS AND CAMPING GROUNDS REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 3
CARAVAN PARKS AND CAMPING GROUNDS REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 3
3 . Terms used
In these regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears —
ablution block means a communal building which
contains ablution facilities;
approved , in relation to a facility, means
approved in writing by the local government;
AS followed by a designation refers to the
Australian Standard having that designation that is published by Standards
Australia, as amended from time to time;
AS/NZS followed by a designation refers to the
Australian/New Zealand Standard having that designation that is published
jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as amended from time
to time;
assemble , in relation to a park home or annexe,
means the work required —
(a)
where a park home or annexe arrives at a site in more than one piece, to
assemble, position and stabilise the park home or annexe; or
(b) to
position and stabilise the park home or annexe on a site;
assistance dog has the meaning given in the Dog
Act 1976 section 8(1);
builder means a building service practitioner
registered under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011
section 17 in the class of building practitioner;
Building Code means the Building Code of Australia
which is volumes 1 and 2, as amended from time to time, of the National
Construction Code series published by, or on behalf of, the Australian
Building Codes Board;
caravan site means a site which is marked or
intended for the use of a caravan;
components , in relation to a park home which is
to be, or has been, assembled from parts, means the 2 or more main parts of
the park home;
construct , in relation to a park home or annexe,
includes all work necessary to manufacture or construct the park home or
annexe other than such work as is necessary to assemble the park home or
annexe at a site;
cyclonic region means a cyclonic region within the
meaning of AS 4055—1992 “Wind loads for housing”;
design wind speed means the maximum design gust
wind speed for the area calculated in accordance with AS 4055—1992
“Wind loads for housing”;
en suite means a building on a site which contains
ablution, toilet and laundry facilities, or some of these facilities, for the
use of the occupiers of that site;
facility road means a road or path inside a
facility for the use of vehicles;
flexible annexe means an annexe made entirely of
flexible material except for —
(a) the
supporting frame; and
(b) any
windows or doors, which may be made of flexible or rigid material;
form means a form in Schedule 1;
laundry facility means facilities for laundering
clothes;
long stay site means a site at a caravan park
which is to be occupied consecutively by the one person or group of persons
for any period of time;
nature based park means a facility in an area
that —
(a) is
not in close proximity to an area that is built up with structures used for
business, industry or dwelling‑houses at intervals of less than
100 m for a distance of 500 m or more; and
(b) has
been predominantly formed by nature; and
(c) has
limited or controlled artificial light and noise intrusion;
number plate means a number plate within the
meaning of the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 section 3(1);
on‑site caravan means a caravan owned by, or
under the control of, the licence holder of the caravan park and available for
hire at a site on the caravan park;
open sided building means a building
that —
(a) is
classified as a Class 10a building under the Building Code; and
(b) has
at least one-third of the area of its perimeter open; and
(c) has
2 or more sides that would be considered open sides in accordance with the
Building Code if the building was a carport;
overflow area means an area of a facility
specified as an overflow area in the licence for the facility;
park home park means a caravan park at which park
homes, but not any other caravans or camps, are situated for habitation;
professional engineer means a corporate member of
the Institution of Engineers Australia, or a person who is eligible to become
such a member, who has appropriate experience and competence to construct, or
supervise the construction of, park homes;
service means a supply of gas, water or
electricity;
short stay site means a site at a caravan park
which is to be occupied consecutively by the one person or one group of
persons, for no longer than 3 consecutive months;
shower means a shower or a bath;
rigid annexe means an annexe which is not a
flexible annexe;
temporary licence means a licence referred to in
regulation 54;
transit park means a facility where an occupier
may stay no longer than 3 consecutive nights.
[Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2014
p. 4721-3; amended: Gazette 10 Apr 2015 p. 1256;
SL 2020/12 r. 4.]