Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING ACT 1975 - SECT 31

31 Building assessment provisions are assessment benchmarks for Planning Act

(1) Each of the building assessment provisions is an assessment benchmark for the Planning Act for the assessment of building work that is assessable development under section 20 .

(2) However, for the assessment of the building work under the Planning Act , the building assessment provisions are subject to—

(a) how, under this division, the provisions apply to the work; and

(b) any variation of them under division 2 .

(3) The effect of a building assessment provision mentioned in section 30 (a) to (d) , (f) or (g) can not be changed under a local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution.

(4) A local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution must not include provisions about building work, to the extent a building assessment provision mentioned in subsection (3) applies to the building work.

(5) To the extent a local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution does not comply with subsection (4) , the local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution is of no effect.

(6) Subsections (3) to (5) are subject to sections 32 and 33 .