In a provision of this Act, a reference to a local government, for any of the following matters, means the local government for the area stated for the matter—
(a) a building or proposed building—the area in which the building is, or is proposed to be, situated;
(b) building work or other work—the area in which the work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;
(c) a building development application or development approval—the area in which the building work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;
(d) a regulated pool—the area in which the pool is situated.