Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 16

16 Reference in Act to applicants, development, assessment managers, referral agencies, building work or building certifiers

(1) In a provision of this Act about a building development application, a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter—

(a) the applicant—the person who made the application;

(b) building work—building work to which the application relates;

(c) the building—the building to which the application relates;

(d) the development—the development to which the application relates;

(e) the assessment manager—

(i) if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or

(ii) if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application;

(f) a referral agency—a referral agency for the application;

(g) the decision notice—the decision notice for the application.

(2) In a provision of this Act about a building development approval, a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter—

(a) the applicant—the person who applied for the approval;

(b) building work—building work the subject of the approval;

(c) the building—the building the subject of the approval;

(d) the development—the development the subject of the approval;

(e) the building certifier—the building certifier who performed, or is performing, building certifying functions for the relevant building development application or the approval.

(3) In a provision of this Act about a building or building work a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter—

(a) the building development approval—each building development approval to which the building or building work is subject;

(b) the assessment manager—the assessment manager or responsible entity for the building development application for the building development approval to which the building or building work is subject.