Building Amendment Regulations 2011 (WA)

l0Miv 2011 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1661

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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960

Building Amendment Regulations 2011

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator in Executive Council under section 433A of the Act and the Local Government Act 1995 section 9.60.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Building Amendment
Regulations 2011.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

Parts 2.6 and 3.12; but

These regulations amend the Building Regulations 1989.

4.            Regulation 6 amended

After regulation 6(2) insert:

Transitional period for energy efficiency standards

following publication of the Building Code on

1 May 2011

(3) Despite subregulations (1) and (2), if plans, drawings

and specifications relating to the construction or
alteration of a Class 1 or Class 10 building on a site
submitted to the local government for its approval on

or after 1 May 2011 and before ! May 2012 —

(a) do not comply with the Building Code
published on 1 May 2011 Volume Two

1662 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 10 May 2011

(b) comply with the Building Code published on
1 May 2009 Volume Two Parts 2.6 and 3.12
and WA 1.1 and WA 1.2 of the Western

Australian addition for Hot Water Systems,

the local government must approve those parts of the
plans, drawings and specifications that comply with the
provisions of the Building Code referred to in

paragraph (b).

(4) Despite subregulations (1) and (2), if plans, drawings

and specifications relating to the construction or
alteration of a building other than a Class 1 or Class 10
building on a site submitted to the local government for
its approval on or after 1 May 2011 and before

1 May 2012 —

(a)	do not comply with the Building Code published on 1 May 2011 Volume One Part JO; but
(b)	comply with the Building Code published on 1 May 2010 Volume One WA Part JO of the Appendices (Variations and Additions),

the local government must approve those parts of the
plans, drawings and specifications that comply with the
provisions of the Building Code referred to in

paragraph (b).

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator,

PETER CONRAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.