Building Act 1993 (NT)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

BUILDING ACT 1993

As in force at 10 August 2022

Table of provisions NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 10 August 2022

BUILDING ACT 1993

An Act to provide for the establishing of technical standards for buildings, the registration of building practitioners and certifiers, the regulation of building matters, the granting of building permits and occupancy certification and the establishing of a building appeal process, and for related purposes

Part 1Preliminary matters 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Building Act 1993.

2Commencement

The various provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such dates as are respectively fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette in relation to those provisions.

3Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are:

  • (a)

    to establish, maintain and improve building standards; and

  • (b)

    to facilitate the adoption and efficient application of national uniform building standards; and

  • (c)

    to facilitate national uniform accreditation of building products, construction methods, building designs, building components and building systems; and

  • (d)

    to maintain, enhance and improve the safety, health and amenity of people using buildings; and

  • (e)

    to promote and provide for the construction of environmentally efficient buildings; and

  • (f)

    to provide an efficient and effective system for granting building permits and occupancy certification, administering building matters and resolving building disputes; and

  • (g)

    to reform aspects of the law relating to the legal liability of regulatory agencies and building practitioners; and

  • (h)

    to facilitate national uniformity in the training and qualifications of certain building practitioners and the recognition of qualifications on a national basis; and

  • (ha)

    to provide for the registration of building practitioners; and

  • (hb)

    to provide for the investigation, audit and disciplining of building practitioners; and

  • (hc)

    to establish a scheme relating to residential building consumer protection and the provision of residential building insurance or fidelity certificates; and

  • (j)

    to facilitate the cost effective construction of buildings; and

  • (k)

    to aid the achievement of an efficient and competitive building industry.

4Definitions

In this Act:

access modification decision, for Part 10A, see section 129G(2).

actuary, for an approved scheme, means the actuary appointed for the scheme under section 54E(1).

adjoining property, in relation to building work, means a property (including a street) that is next to, or near, the land on which the building work is to be carried out.

Advisory Committee means the Building Advisory Committee established by section 9(1).

alternative solution decision, for Part 10A, see section 129E(2).

Appeals Board means the Building Appeals Board established by section 17.

applicant, for Part 10A, see section 129A.

approval criteria, for a fidelity fund scheme, see section 54DA(3).

approval to occupy a building on a temporary basis means an approval granted under Part 8, Division 4.

approved means approved by the Director.

approved form means a form approved under section 167A.

approved insurer means a body corporate or person approved under…

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