Building Act 1972 (ACT)

Building Act 1972 (repealed)   

A1972-26

Republication No 17

Effective:  1 September 2004

Republication date: 1 September 2004

As repealed by A2004-11 s 181

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Building Act 1972 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 September 2004. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Building Act 1972 (repealed)

Contents

Page

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Interpretation for Act  2

3. Application of Act generally  9

6AA         Application—prescribed buildings  9

6BApplicable standard—amendment  9

Part 2Administration

Division 2.1Building controller and inspectors

1. Building controller  11

7ADeputy building controllers  11

7BBuilding controller and deputy building controllers—identity cards           12

1. Appointment of building inspectors  12

2. Inspection  13

9AInspection of premises for hazardous substances  15

Division 2.2Conduct of inquiries

1. Procedure  20

2. Evidence  21

3. Legal representation  21

Division 2.3Builder’s licences

1. Classes of builder’s licences  21

2. Applications for builder’s licence  24

3. Eligibility for builder’s licences  25

4. Grant of licence  28

5. Variation, suspension or cancellation of licences  30

18A         Preliminary suspension of builder’s licence  34

1. Notification of decision to suspend or cancel  34

2. Register of builder’s licences…