Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 245XR

245XR Matters for QCAT consideration

In deciding an application under this part QCAT may consider all the circumstances of the application, including the following—

(a) any existing or previously existing dividing fence;

(b) the purposes for which the 2 parcels of adjoining land are used, or intended to be used;

(c) the kind of dividing fence normally used in the area;

(d) whether the dividing fence is capable of being maintained by the adjoining owners;

(e) any policy adopted, or local law made, about dividing fences by a local government for the area where either parcel of land is situated;

(f) any requirement for fencing work in a development approval for the land of either adjoining owner;

(g) any written agreement made between the adjoining owners for the purposes of this part;

(h) the pool safety standard.