AustLII Tasmanian Numbered Acts

[Index] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]

BUILDING ACT 2000 (NO. 100 OF 2000)

- Act 100 of 2000
- Royal Assent 20 December 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act binds Crown
   5.      Act prevails

   PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - Director of Building Control

   6.      Director of Building Control
   7.      General functions of Director
   8.      Assistance to Director

           Division 2 - Building Regulation Advisory Committee

   9.      Advisory Committee
   10.     Functions of Advisory Committee

           Division 3 - Delegation

   11.     Delegation

   PART 3 - Duties of persons

   12.     Duties of owners
   13.     Duties of designers
   14.     Duties of builders and plumbers
   15.     Duties of building surveyors
   16.     Duties of permit authorities
   17.     Duties of reporting authorities
   18.     Duties of councils

   PART 4 - Accredited building practitioners Division 1 - Authorised
   bodies

   19.     Application to be authorised body
   20.     Granting application
   21.     Withdrawal of authorisation
   22.     General functions of authorised bodies

           Division 2 - Accreditation

   23.     Offences relating to accreditation
   24.     Owner builder
   25.     Bodies corporate and partnerships
   26.     Application for accreditation
   27.     Certificate of accreditation
   28.     Period of certificate
   29.     Renewal of certificates

           Division 3 - Audits

   30.     Audit by authorised body
   31.     Audit by Director

           Division 4 - Complaints

   32.     Complaints
   33.     Notification to building practitioner

           Division 5 - Investigations

   34.     Approved investigator
   35.     Investigations
   36.     Production of documents
   37.     Powers of entry and inspection
   38.     Warrant
   39.     Offences
   40.     Decision of authorised body
   41.     Notice of decision by authorised body

           Division 6 - Appeals

   42.     Appeals to Appeal Board
   43.     Hearing by Appeal Board
   44.     Decision of Appeal Board
   45.     Notice of decision of Appeal Board
   46.     Appeal to magistrate
   47.     Findings of magistrate

           Division 7 - Insurance

   48.     Order requiring insurance
   49.     Insurance cover
   50.     Offences relating to insurance

   PART 5 - Building surveyors

   51.     Exercise of powers by assistant building surveyor
   52.     Exercise of powers prohibited
   53.     Referral to other building surveyors
   54.     Change of building surveyor

   PART 6 - Building and plumbing standards Division 1 - Building
   standards

   55.     Compliance with Building Code
   56.     Evidence of compliance for building products and systems

           Division 2 - Plumbing standards

   57.     Standards of plumbing work
   58.     Tasmanian Plumbing Code
   59.     Authorisation and accreditation

   PART 7 - Building and plumbing permits Division 1 - Requirement for
   building permit

   60.     Building permit required
   61.     Building work without permit

           Division 2 - Certificates of likely compliance

   62.     Certificate of likely compliance required
   63.     Required report from reporting authority
   64.     Referral of documents to function control authority
   65.     Special-use buildings
   66.     Consideration of application for certificate of likely compliance
   67.     Granting certificate of likely compliance
   68.     Refusing certificate of likely compliance

           Division 3 - Applications for building permits

   69.     Application for building permit
   70.     Form of application for building permit
   71.     Consideration of application for building permit
   72.     Granting building permit
   73.     Refusing building permit
   74.     Conditions of building permit binding

           Division 4 - Requirement for plumbing permit

   75.     Plumbing permit required
   76.     Plumbing work without permit
   77.     Special plumbing permit

           Division 5 - Applications for plumbing permits

   78.     Application for plumbing permit
   79.     Application for special plumbing permit
   80.     Form of application for plumbing permit
   81.     Consideration of application for plumbing permit
   82.     Granting plumbing permit
   83.     Refusing plumbing permit
   84.     Conditions of plumbing permit binding

   PART 8 - Building work, plumbing work, inspection, occupation and
   completion Division 1 - Carrying out work and authorisation

   85.     Carrying out building work
   86.     Carrying out plumbing work
   87.     Starting building or plumbing work

           Division 2 - Inspections

   88.     Notification during building or plumbing work
   89.     Inspections
   90.     Powers in relation to inspections
   91.     Directions relating to building and plumbing work
   92.     Certificate of final inspection

           Division 3 - Occupancy permits

   93.     Occupancy permit required
   94.     Application for occupancy permit
   95.     Form of application for occupancy permit
   96.     Required report from reporting authority
   97.     Consideration of application for occupancy permit
   98.     Granting occupancy permit
   99.     Refusing application for occupancy permit
   100.    Issue of occupancy permits
   101.    Conditions of occupancy permit binding
   102.    Notification to permit authority
   103.    Occupation in contravention of occupancy permit
   104.    Period of occupancy permit

           Division 4 - Temporary occupancy permit

   105.    Temporary occupancy
   106.    Application for temporary occupancy permit
   107.    Form of application for temporary occupancy permit
   108.    Granting temporary occupancy permit
   109.    Cancellation of temporary occupancy permit
   110.    Refusing application for temporary occupancy permit
   111.    Notification to permit authority

           Division 5 - Completion of building and plumbing work

   112.    Completion of building work
   113.    Completion of plumbing work
   114.    Defective plumbing work

   PART 9 - Existing buildings Division 1 - General provisions

   115.    Construction of existing buildings
   116.    Habitation of certain buildings
   117.    Change of use
   118.    Restriction on use of land
   119.    Building certificates
   120.    Maintenance of certain features

           Division 2 - Protection of adjoining properties

   121.    Notice of proposed building work
   122.    Absent or incapable owner
   123.    Appointment of agent for adjoining owner
   124.    Adjoining owner to reply
   125.    Effect of agreement
   126.    Effect of disagreement
   127.    Work not to be carried out in certain cases
   128.    Inspection of plans
   129.    Emergency protection work
   130.    Protection work
   131.    Insurance cover
   132.    Record of condition of adjoining property
   133.    Entry to carry out protection work
   134.    Offence by adjoining owner
   135.    Lodgment of plans
   136.    Expenses of adjoining owner
   137.    Compensation

           Division 3 - Party walls and structures

   138.    Party walls
   139.    Ownership of party wall
   140.    Party structures
   141.    Notice of proposed work
   142.    Rights of adjoining owner
   143.    Reply to notices
   144.    Entry to premises
   145.    Expenses payable by owners
   146.    Saving for easements
   147.    Differences

   PART 10 - Restrictions on buildings Division 1 - Landslip areas

   148.    Declaration of landslip areas
   149.    Registration of landslip area order
   150.    Effect of order in A landslip area
   151.    Effect of order in B landslip area
   152.    Activities prohibited in landslip areas
   153.    Revocation or amendment of landslip area order
   154.    Compensation not payable

           Division 2 - Building line

   155.    Building between building line and boundary
   156.    Fire source feature

           Division 3 - Site restrictions

   157.    Contaminated or undrainable sites
   158.    Requirement for effluent disposal
   159.    Land subject to flooding
   160.    Protection of existing drains
   161.    Protection of service easements

   PART 11 - Enforcement Division 1 - Emergency orders

   162.    Emergency order

           Division 2 - Notices, orders and fire reports

   163.    Building notices
   164.    Plumbing notice
   165.    Fire hazards
   166.    Fire upgrading report
   167.    Fire upgrading notice
   168.    Representations relating to notices
   169.    Revocation of notices
   170.    Building orders
   171.    Building order relating to work without permit
   172.    Plumbing orders
   173.    Building order relating to fire hazards
   174.    Notifying permit authority
   175.    Application for certificate to proceed
   176.    Granting certificate to proceed
   177.    Refusing certificate to proceed
   178.    Application for permit to proceed
   179.    Consideration of application for permit to proceed
   180.    Granting permit to proceed
   181.    Refusing permit to proceed
   182.    Conditions of permit to proceed binding
   183.    Application for certificate of substantial compliance
   184.    Granting certificate of substantial compliance
   185.    Refusing certificate of substantial compliance
   186.    Application for permit of substantial compliance
   187.    Consideration of application for permit of substantial compliance
   188.    Granting permit of substantial compliance
   189.    Refusing permit of substantial compliance
   190.    Conditions of permit of substantial compliance binding
   191.    Demolition order
   192.    Failure to comply with building or plumbing order
   193.    Possession of building
   194.    Purchasing buildings and materials
   195.    Endorsements on certificates

           Division 3 - General matters

   196.    Orders to be made within certain period
   197.    Recovery of costs
   198.    Police assistance
   199.    Notification of completion of work
   200.    Amendment or revocation of building order
   201.    Compliance with regulations
   202.    Duration of order

   PART 12 - Appeals Division 1 - Building Appeal Board

   203.    Appeal Board
   204.    Functions of Appeal Board
   205.    Constitution of Appeal Board
   206.    Disqualification from acting as member
   207.    Powers of Appeal Board
   208.    Assistance to Appeal Board

           Division 2 - Matters for Appeal Board

   209.    Appeal relating to building and plumbing permits
   210.    Appeal relating to occupancy permit
   211.    Appeal relating to orders
   212.    Appeal relating to temporary occupancy permit
   213.    Appeal relating to protection work
   214.    Appeal relating to building surveyor
   215.    Appeal relating to permit authority
   216.    Appeal against change of building surveyor
   217.    Appeal relating to Fire Regulations
   218.    Application of regulations

           Division 3 - Procedures

   219.    Form of appeals and applications
   220.    Fresh hearing
   221.    General procedure
   222.    Attendance at hearings
   223.    Right of representation
   224.    Onus of proof in certain case
   225.    Oaths and affirmations
   226.    Costs
   227.    Decisions of Appeal Board
   228.    Form of determination
   229.    Supreme Court opinion

   PART 13 - Regulations Division 1 - Building Regulations

   230.    Building Regulations
   231.    Application of Building Regulations
   232.    Non-application of Building Regulations

           Division 2 - Plumbing Regulations

   233.    Plumbing Regulations

           Division 3 - General provisions

   234.    General provisions
   235.    Fees
   236.    Exemptions
   237.    Savings and transitional
   238.    Approval of Minister

   PART 14 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Offences

   239.    Offences by bodies corporate
   240.    False and misleading statements
   241.    Offences relating to authorised persons
   242.    Offences relating to building surveyors

           Division 2 - Infringement notices

   243.    Service of infringement notice
   244.    Form of infringement notice
   245.    Acceptance of infringement notice
   246.    Extension of acceptance period
   247.    Payment
   248.    Payments to council or Consolidated Fund
   249.    Effect of acceptance
   250.    Withdrawal of infringement notice

           Division 3 - Liability

   251.    Immunity from liability
   252.    Apportioning liability in damages action
   253.    Recovery of contribution
   254.    Liability not affected
   255.    Limitation on taking building action
   256.    Accrual of cause of action
   257.    Relationship to other law

           Division 4 - Authorised persons

   258.    Access to and entry into premises
   259.    Powers of authorised persons
   260.    Delegation of powers

           Division 5 - Evidence

   261.    Evidentiary provisions
   262.    Evidence of occupancy permit
   263.    Evidence of final inspection
   264.    Evidence of compliance
   265.    Authentication of documents
   266.    Reliance on certificate of other person
   267.    Evidence relating to infringement notice

           Division 6 - General matters

   268.    Heating appliances
   269.    Improper use of information
   270.    Building permit levy
   271.    Establishment of Building Administration Fund
   272.    Records of levy payments
   273.    Additional orders
   274.    Provisions of other standards
   275.    Defence of compliance
   276.    Building compliance with Act
   277.    Plumbing compliance with Act
   278.    Registers
   279.    Administration of Act
   280.    Transitional and savings provisions
   281.    Acts repealed
   282.    Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993
           amended
   283.    Statutory Rules rescinded
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4

[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]



[Index] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]