Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Qld)

Queensland Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Act No. 36 of 2006

Queensland Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amendment of Building Act 1975 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Replacement of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Replacement of pts 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 1 Introduction 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3 Simplified outline of main provisions of Act . . . . . . . . 19 Part 2 Interpretation Division 1 Dictionary 4 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Division 2 Key definitions 5 What is building work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5A What is a building development application . . . . . . . . 22 5B What is building assessment work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5C Who is a building certifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5D Private certifiers and their classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5E What is a building certifying function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5F Who is the assessment manager for a building development application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5G What is the Building Code of Australia (or BCA) . . . . 24

2 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 5H What is the Queensland Development Code (or QDC) ............................... 5I When building work complies with the BCA or QDC . Division 3 Other references 5J References to changed BCA or QDC provision . . . . . 5K Reference in Act to applicants, development, assessment managers, referral agencies, building work or building certifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5L Reference in Act to local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5M Reference to local government includes any other assessment manager under IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5N Reference to a proposed building or structure . . . . . . Chapter 2 When building work is assessable, self-assessable or exempt development 5O Building work that is assessable development for IPA 5P Building work that is self-assessable for IPA . . . . . . . 5Q Building work that is exempt development for IPA . . . Chapter 3 Additional requirements for building development applications Part 1 Requirements for supporting documents 5R Operation of pt 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S Required information for supporting documents . . . . 5T General requirements for supporting documents . . . . 5U Requirements if alternative solution used . . . . . . . . . Part 2 Other requirements 5V Application for building work for budget accommodation building ................. 5W Application to build swimming pool on residential land must include fencing ................ 5X Application must include required site works . . . . . . . Chapter 4 Assessment of building development applications and carrying out self-assessable building work Part 1 Laws and other documents under which building work must be assessed Division 1 General provisions about the laws and documents for the assessment 5Y Relevant laws and other documents for assessment of building work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Z Building assessment provisions form a code for IDAS 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 35

3 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 6 Local laws, planning schemes and local government resolutions that may form part of the building assessment provisions ............ 6A Alternative planning scheme provisions to QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions for particular buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6B Relationship between IDAS and other building assessment provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6C Relationship between the BCA and the QDC. . . . . . . 6D When building assessment provisions must be applied .......................... 6E Provision for changes to building assessment provisions ............................ Division 2 Variation of how particular building assessment provisions apply 6F Applying to vary how particular building assessment provision applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6G Applying for fast-track decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6H Effect of variation application on IDAS process . . . . . 6I Deciding variation application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6J Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6L Effect of variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 2 Persons responsible for assessing building development applications Division 1 Who carries out building assessment work 6M Generally a building certifier must assess . . . . . . . . . 6N Concurrence agencies may carry out building assessment work within their jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Functions of private certifiers 6O Operation of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6P Functions of private certifier (class A) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Q Functions of private certifier (class B) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6R Restrictions on building certifying functions that a private certifier (class B) can perform. . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Functions of local government 6S Function to act on building development application or development approval unless private certifier (class A) engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6T Restriction on local government issuing building development approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 36 37 37 37 37 38 39 39 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 44 44 44 46

4 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 6U Local government may rely on particular compliance certificates and other documents . . . . . . 6V Local government may rely on documents private certifier gives it for inspection or purchase . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Power of particular replacement assessment managers to decide status under IDAS 6W Power to decide what stage of IDAS application is to resume or start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 3 Discretionary matters in the assessment of building development applications 6X Building certifier’s discretion—BCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Y Building certifier’s or concurrence agency’s discretion—QDC ........................ 6Z Survey certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Discretion for building development applications for particular budget accommodation buildings . . . . . . . . 7A Building certifier may rely on particular compliance certificates and other documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B Alterations to safe existing work may be approved on basis of earlier building assessment provisions . . Part 4 Requirements for and restrictions on assessing or approving building development applications 7C Requirement to consider any advice agency response ............................. 7D Restriction on granting building development application for budget accommodation building . . . . . 7E Required report before assessing application for temporary building or structure with special fire service ............................... 7F Land subject to registered easement or statutory covenant .............................. 7G Special structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7H Temporary building or structure that does not comply with other building assessment provisions. . . 7I Particular alterations not permissible . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 5 Conditions of building development approvals Division 1 Conditions taken to be imposed 7J Operation of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7K Engineering drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7L When demolition, removal and rebuilding must start and be completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7M Building work in erosion prone area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 46 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 52 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 56 57

5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 7N Obligation to make current drawing available for inspection ............................ 7O Inspection and testing of special fire service installation ........................... 7P Earthworks and retaining walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Q Drainage of buildings or land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7R Building work over existing sanitary drainage . . . . . . Division 2 Conditions that may be imposed 7S Survey certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7T Hazardous buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7U Alterations to unsafe existing work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7V Building development approval for particular alterations may require existing building or structure to comply with building assessment provisions . . . . . Part 6 Regulation of building assessment work and the issuing of building development approvals by private certifiers 7W Application of pt 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7X General restrictions on granting building development approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Y Approval must not be inconsistent with particular earlier approvals or self-assessable development . . . 7Z Additional requirement for decision notice . . . . . . . . . 8 Requirements on approval of application . . . . . . . . . . 8A Local government acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8B When applicant is to be given the approval documents ........................... Part 7 Provisions about lapsing of building development approvals and related matters Division 1 Building work for demolition or removal 8C Application of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8D Relevant period under IPA, s 3.5.21 for development approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8E Lapsing of building development approval . . . . . . . . . 8F Local government may complete particular work if condition not complied with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8G Releasing security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Other building work 8H Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8I Reminder notice requirement for lapsing . . . . . . . . . . 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 60 61 61 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 67 67 67 68

6 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 8J Extension of lapsing time because of application to extend relevant period under IPA, s 3.5.21. . . . . . . . . 8K Restriction on private certifier (class A) extending relevant period under IPA, s 3.5.21 more than once . Chapter 5 Inspections, building classification and the use of buildings Part 1 Giving of inspection documentation for single detached class 1a buildings and class 10 buildings or structures 8L Application of pt 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8M Obligation to give owner inspection documentation on final inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 2 Certificates of classification for other buildings Division 1 Preliminary 8N Application of pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8O Meaning of substantially completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Giving of certificate 8P Obligation to give certificate of classification on inspection after particular events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Q Certificate requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8R Interim certificate if building is remote . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S Certificates for a building occupied in stages . . . . . . . Division 3 Miscellaneous provisions about certificates of classification 8T Term of certificate of classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8U Building certifier’s obligation to give referral agency certificate and other documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8V Additional obligations if certificate of classification given by private certifier (class A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 3 Changes to BCA classification 8W What is a BCA classification change to a building . . . 8X Restriction on making BCA classification change . . . 8Y Provision for applying to local government to obtain approval for BCA classification change . . . . . . . . . . . 8Z Concessional approval for particular existing buildings .......................... 9 Obligation of building certifier approving BCA classification change to give new certificate of classification .......................... Part 4 Restrictions on the use of buildings 9A No occupation or use of particular buildings without certificate of classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 69 70 70 71 71 73 74 74 75 76 76 77 77 77 78 79 80 80

7 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 9B Occupation and use of building must comply with relevant BCA and QDC provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9C Exception for use of government buildings for emergency ........................... 9D Enforcement action required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9E Restriction on use of buildings built on or after 1 April 1976 .......................... 9F Further restriction on occupation of building for residential purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions 9G BCA classification as special structure. . . . . . . . . . . . 9H Doubtful BCA classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9I Building certifier’s obligation to give owner inspection documentation if building development approval lapses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9J Certificate of classification for particular buildings built before 30 April 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9K Building certifier’s obligation to give information notice about particular decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6 Provisions about private certifiers and other building certifiers Part 1 General provisions about building certifiers Division 1 Regulation of the performance of building certifying functions 9L Person must not perform building certifying functions without licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9M Building certifier performing building certifying function must be appropriately licensed . . . . . . . . . . . 9N Building certifier’s duty to act in public interest in performing building certifying function . . . . . . . . . . . . 9O Building certifier must not perform building certifying function if there is a conflict of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Code of conduct 9P Code of conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Q Tabling and inspection of amendment or replacement not part of or attached to regulation . . . 9R Access to code of conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Miscellaneous provisions 9S Effect of building certifier not complying with Act if no penalty provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9T Additional functions of BSA for building certification . Part 2 Private certifiers 81 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 85 86 86 87 88 88 88 89 89

8 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Division 1 Regulation of private certifying functions 9U Restriction on performing functions of private certifier (class A) ...................... 9V Restriction on private certifier performing functions for building development applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9W Offence for private certifier not to act in public interest in performing private certifying function. . . . . 9X Private certifier must not perform private certifying function if there is a conflict of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Engagement of private certifiers 9Y Power to contract to perform private certifying functions ............................. 9Z General restrictions on private certifier entering into engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Restriction on engagement of private certifier (class B) ............................. 10A Requirements for engagement of private certifier . . . 10B Engagement of private certifier (class A) taken to include inspection and certification ........ 10C Notice of engagement to local government . . . . . . . . 10D Restriction on discontinuing engagement . . . . . . . . . 10E Effect of transfer of functions for building development approval to local government or replacement private certifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10F Agreed fee recoverable despite valid refusal of particular actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Record-keeping and related requirements 10G Building development applications and approval documents ............................ 10H Obligation to give inspection documentation to owner of building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10I Obligation to give inspection documentation and any reminder notice to local government . . . . . . . . . . 10J Obligation to keep inspection documentation. . . . . . . Part 3 Licensing of building certifiers Division 1 Licence levels and their roles 10K Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10L Role of building surveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10M Role of assistant building surveyor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10N Role of building surveying technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Applying for and obtaining license 90 90 91 91 92 93 93 94 94 94 95 95 96 97 97 98 99 99 99 99 100

9 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 10O Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10P Requirements for licence application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Q Decision on licence application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10R Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10S Duration of licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Private certification endorsements 10T Endorsements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10U Who may apply for endorsement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10V Requirements for endorsement application . . . . . . . . 10W Restrictions on making endorsement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10X Notice of refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Renewals 10Y Notice of expiry of licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Z Automatic expiry on failure to apply for renewal . . . . . 11 Applying for renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11A Existing licence taken to be in force while application is being considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11B Decision on renewal application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11C Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5 Cancellation and suspension of, and other changes to, licences and cancellation of endorsements Subdivision 1 BSA’s powers 11D Power to amend, cancel or suspend licence . . . . . . . 11E Power to change licence level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11F Cancellation of endorsement of licence to act as private certifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11G Notice of particular events to interstate licensing authorities and other entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Show cause notice procedure 11H Show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11I Submissions about show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . 11J Decision on proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11K Notice and taking effect of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 6 General provisions about licences 11L Register of building certifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11M Access to register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11N Surrendering licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 100 101 101 101 102 102 102 102 103 103 103 103 104 104 105 105 105 106 106 107 108 108 108 108 109 110

10 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 11O Obtaining replacement licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 11P Obligation of building certifier to give notice of change in particular circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Division 7 Miscellaneous provisions 11Q Accreditation standards bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 11R Function of accreditation standards body. . . . . . . . . . 111 11S Criteria for deciding suitability of applicants and licensees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 11T BSA may seek information from applicants about suitability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 11U Refund of particular licence fees accompanying applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 11V Appeals to Commercial and Consumer Tribunal about decisions under pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 6 Replacement of pt 2A, hdg (Fire safety for budget accommodation buildings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 7 Amendment of pt 2A, div 1 hdg (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 8 Amendment of s 12A (Definitions for pt 2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 9 Amendment of pt 2A, div 2 hdg (Fire safety standard) . . . . . . . . . 114 10 Amendment of s 12C (Fire safety standard). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 11 Omission of ss 12E and 12F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 12 Amendment of pt 2A, div 3, hdg (Budget accommodation buildings built, approved or applied for, before 1 January 1992) . 115 13 Amendment of s 12G (Application of div 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 14 Amendment of s 12I (Approval of longer period for conformity with fire safety standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 15 Amendment of s 12J (Advice as to conformity with fire safety standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 16 Omission of s 12K (Appeals about conformity with fire safety standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 17 Amendment of s 12L (Stay of operation of local government decision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 18 Amendment of s 12M (Local government decisions) . . . . . . . . . . 117 19 Amendment of pt 2A, div 4, hdg (All budget accommodation buildings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 20 Amendment of s 12N (Application of div 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 21 Amendment of s 12O (Obligation about fire safety management plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 22 Omission of s 12Q (Development approval for building work for budget accommodation buildings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 23 Amendment of pt 2A, div 5, hdg (Miscellaneous) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

11 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 24 Insertion of new ss 12SA and 12SB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 12SA Local government’s fire safety record-keeping obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 12SB Owner’s fire safety record-keeping obligation. . . . . . . 118 25 Replacement of pt 3, hdg (Swimming pool fencing) . . . . . . . . . . . 119 26 Amendment of s 12T (Definitions for pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 27 Omission of s 13 (Local law for fencing of swimming pools) . . . . 120 27A Amendment of s 16B (Constructing outdoor swimming pool) . . . 120 28 Amendment of s 16D (Steps to be taken after application decided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 29 Amendment of s 16E (Revocation of exemption) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 30 Insertion of new s 16F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 16F Register of exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 31 Amendment of s 17 (Advice as to compliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 32 Omission of s 20 (Appeals about swimming pool fencing) . . . . . . 122 33 Replacement of pt 4, hdg (Show cause and enforcement notices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 34 Amendment of s 22 (Enforcement notices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 35 Amendment of s 23 (Specific requirements of enforcement notices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 36 Amendment of s 24 (Appeals against enforcement notices) . . . . 123 37 Amendment of s 25 (Register of notices given) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 38 Omission of pt 5 (Accreditation and provisions about building certifiers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 39 Relocation and renumbering of pt 5A (Complaints, investigations and disciplinary proceedings relating to building certifiers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 40 Amendment of s 34 (Building certifier must be advised of complaint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 41 Amendment of s 34A (BSA may recommend mediation to resolve complaint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 42 Amendment of s 34B (Mediation process) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 43 Amendment of s 36 (BSA may require documents to be produced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 44 Insertion of new ss 36A and 36B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 36A Issue of identity card to auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 36B Production or display of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 45 Amendment of s 38 (Power to enter and inspect building) . . . . . . 125 46 Insertion of new s 38A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 38A Procedure before entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

12 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 47 Amendment of s 40 (Decision after investigation or audit completed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 48 Amendment of s 41B (Representations and decision) . . . . . . . . . 127 49 Amendment of pt 6, hdg (General provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 50 Omission of s 47 (Giving security in certain cases) . . . . . . . . . . . 128 51 Amendment of s 48 (Information to be supplied by the State) . . . 128 52 Omission of s 49 (Owner liable for offences under StandardBuilding Regulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 53 Amendment of s 50 (Prosecution of offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 54 Insertion of new ss 51A to 51C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 51A Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 51B Access to guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 51C Evidentiary aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 55 Amendment of s 52 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 56 Omission of s 53 (Day when StandardBuildingRegulation was made for Statutory Instruments Act 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 57 Amendment of pt 7, hdg (Savings and transitional provisions) . . 130 58 Amendment of pt 7, div 1, hdg (Transitional provision for LocalGovernmentAct1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 59 Amendment of pt 7, div 2, hdg (Transitional provisions for BuildingandIntegratedPlanningAmendmentAct1998). . . . . . . 131 60 Amendment of s 55 (References to Standard Building Law etc.). 131 61 Amendment of s 56 (Existing referees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 62 Amendment of s 57 (Existing registrar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 63 Amendment of s 58 (Lawfully constructed buildings and structures protected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 64 Amendment of pt 7, div 3, hdg (Transitional provisions for BuildingAmendmentAct2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 65 Amendment of s 58A (Definitions for div 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 66 Amendment of pt 8, hdg (Transitional provisions for PlumbingandDrainageAct2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 67 Amendment of s 60 (Definitions for pt 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 68 Amendment of s 61 (Swimming pool fences for existing tourist resort complexes exempted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 69 Insertion of new ch 11, pt 5 and schedule 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Part 5 Transitional provisions for Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 66 Undecided building development applications . . . . . . 133 66A Consequential amendments to the QDC . . . . . . . . . . 134 67 Consequential amendments to code of conduct . . . . 134

70 Part 3 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 13 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 68 Local government building surveying technicians . . . 69 Amendment to renumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Integrated Planning Act 1997 Act amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1.3.5 (Definitions for terms used in development) .................................. Insertion of new s 3.2.2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.2B Approved operational work for retaining walls required for certain development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3.3.15 (Referral agency assesses application) . Amendment of s 3.3.16 (Referral agency’s response) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3.3.17 How a concurrence agency may change its response) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3.3.18 (Concurrence agency’s response powers) ....................................... Amendment of s 3.5.13 (Decision if application requires code assessment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3.5.15 (Decision notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 4.2.1 (Establishing building and development tribunals) ...................................... Amendment of s 4.2.7 (Jurisdiction of tribunals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 4.2.12A (Appeals for plumbing and drainage matters) ...................................... 4.2.12A Appeals for building and plumbing and drainage matters .............................. Amendment of s 4.3.18 (Proceedings for offences) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 4.3.22 (Proceeding for orders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 5, pt 3 (Private certification). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5.7.2 (Documents local government must keep available for inspection and purchase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 5.7.3 (Documents local government must keep available for inspection only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7.3 Documents local government must keep available for inspection only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5.7.4 (Documents assessment manager must keep available for inspection and purchase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5.7.6 (Documents chief executive must keep available for inspection and purchase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6.1.1 (Definitions for pt 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 135 138 149 150 150 151 151 151 152 152 153 153 154 154 154 154 156 156 156 156 158 158 158 160 161

91 92 93 94 95 Part 3A 95A 95B 95C Part 3B 95D 95E 95F 95G Part 4 96 96A 96B 96C 97 98 99 99A 100 14 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Amendment of s 6.1.29 (Assessing applications (other than against the Standard Building Regulation)) . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Amendment of s 6.1.30 (Deciding applications (other than under the Standard Building Regulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Amendment of sch 8 (Assessable development and self-assessable development) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Amendment of sch 8A (Assessment manager for development applications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Amendment of IntegratedPlanningandOtherLegislationAmendmentAct2006 Act amended in pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Amendment of s 75 (Amendment of s 6.5.1 (When particular development approvals lapse)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Amendment of LocalGovernmentAct1993 Act amended in pt 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Amendment of s 492 (Exemptions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Amendment of s 492A (Required procurement and asset disposal manuals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Amendment of s 1070 (Entry on land for local government purposes) 166 Amendment of PlumbingandDrainageAct2002 Act amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Amendment of s 85 (Process for assessing plans) . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Omission of s 85A (Local government’s power to stop further greywater use facility requests for premises in a sewered area). . . . . . . . . . 167 Amendment of s 85B (Restrictions on giving compliance permit for greywater use facility in a sewered area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Amendment of s 91 (Applying for chief executive approval). . . . . 167 Amendment of s 125 (Restriction on building or installing particular on-site sewerage treatment plant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Amendment of s 128E (Restrictions on operating particular on-site sewerage treatment plant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Amendment of s 128M (Offences about discharging greywater other than kitchen greywater from premises) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Insertion of new pt 10, div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Division 4 Transitional provisions for Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 172 Provisions for chemical, composting or incinerating toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 173 Provision about offences under s 128M . . . . . . . . . . . 169

15 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Part 5 101 Schedule Amendment of other Acts Amendment of other Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential and minor amendments of other Acts . . . . . . Brisbane Markets Act 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LocalGovernmentAct1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PlumbingandDrainageAct2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PrivateHealthFacilitiesAct1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PublicHealth(InfectionControlforPersonalAppearanceServices) Act 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Moreton Bay Islands Development EntitlementsProtectionAct2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 171 171 171 172 172 173 173 174 174

Queensland Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Act No. 36 of 2006 An Act to amend the Building Act 1975, and for other purposes [Assented to 10 August 2006]

s 1 18 s 4 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 . 2 Commencement This Act, other than the following provisions, commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation— • part 3A • part 3B, heading • sections 95D to 95F • part 4 • section 101 and the schedule to the extent they amend the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 . Part 2 Amendment of Building Act 1975 3 Act amended in pt 2 This part amends the Building Act 1975. 4 Replacement of long title Long title— omit, insert—

s 5 19 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘ An Act to regulate building development approvals, building work, building classification and building certifiers, and for other purposes’. 5 Replacement of pts 1 and 2 Parts 1 and 2— omit, insert— ‘Chapter 1 Preliminary ‘Part 1 Introduction ‘1 Short title ‘This Act may be cited as the Building Act 1975 . ‘2 Act binds all persons ‘(1) This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, as far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. ‘(2) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence. ‘3 Simplified outline of main provisions of Act ‘(1) Chapter 2 provides for what building work is assessable development for IPA. ‘(2) Chapter 3 imposes requirements, in addition to those under IPA, for making a building development application. ‘(3) Chapter 4— (a) provides for the laws and other documents for the assessment of building development applications and the carrying out of self-assessable building work; and

s 5 20 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (b) provides for who is responsible for carrying out building assessment work for building development applications; and (c) regulates the assessment and approval of building development applications. ‘(4) Chapter 5— (a) provides for the giving of final inspection certificates and other inspection documentation for particular buildings; and (b) provides for the giving of certificates of classification for other buildings; and (c) regulates the making of BCA classification changes; and (d) restricts the occupation and use of particular buildings. ‘(5) Chapter 6— (a) regulates private certifiers and other building certifiers and the performance of building and private certifying functions; and (b) regulates the engagement of private certifiers; and (c) provides for the licensing of, and complaints, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings against, private certifiers and other building certifiers. ‘(6) Chapter 7 makes provisions about fire safety for budget accommodation buildings. ‘(7) Chapter 8 regulates swimming pool fencing. ‘(8) Chapter 9 provides for the giving of show cause and enforcement notices for particular building work.

s 5 21 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘Part 2 Interpretation ‘Division 1 Dictionary ‘4 Definitions ‘The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this Act. ‘Division 2 Key definitions ‘5 What is building work ‘(1) Building work is— (a) building, repairing, altering, underpinning (whether by vertical or lateral support), moving or demolishing a building or other structure; or (b) excavating or filling— (i) for, or incidental to, the activities mentioned in paragraph (a); or (ii) that may adversely affect the stability of a building or other structure, whether on the land on which the building or other structure is situated or on adjoining land; or (c) supporting, whether vertically or laterally, land for activities mentioned in paragraph (a); or (d) other work regulated under the building assessment provisions, other than IDAS. ‘(2) For subsection (1)(d), work includes a management procedure or other activity relating to a building or structure even though the activity does not involve a structural change to the building or structure. Example — a management procedure under the fire safety standard relating to a budget accommodation building

s 5 22 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘5A What is a building development application ‘A building development application is an application for development approval under IPA to the extent it is for building work. ‘5B What is building assessment work ‘ Building assessment work is the assessment, under the building assessment provisions, of a building development application for compliance with those provisions. ‘5C Who is a building certifier ‘(1) A building certifier is an individual who, under chapter 6, part 3, is licensed as a building certifier. ‘(2) A reference to building certifier includes a reference to a private certifier. ‘(3) In chapter 6, the term also includes a reference to a former building certifier. ‘5D Private certifiers and their classes ‘(1) A private certifier is a building certifier whose licence has, under section 10T, private certification endorsement. ‘(2) A private certifier (class A) is a private certifier whose licence has development approval endorsement. ‘(3) A private certifier (class B) is a private certifier whose licence does not have development approval endorsement. ‘5E What is a building certifying function ‘A building certifying function is doing any of the following—

s 5 23 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (a) carrying out building assessment work, other than a part of building assessment work that, under section 6N, 1 a concurrence agency may carry out; (b) the giving of a certificate (a compliance certificate ) in the approved form that, other than for aspects of building assessment work that under section 6N must be assessed by a concurrence agency, states building work complies with the building assessment provisions; (c) for a building development approval—inspecting the building work to decide whether to certify the work; (d) for building work for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure, the giving of— (i) a certificate in the approved form for the stage of the building work that is after excavation of foundation material and before the footings for the building are laid; and (ii) a certificate (a final inspection certificate ) in the approved form for the final stage of the building work; (e) the giving of a certificate of classification for a building or structure of another class. ‘5F Who is the assessment manager for a building development application ‘(1) Generally, the assessment manager for a building development application is the assessment manager for the application as defined under IPA, section 3.1.7. ‘(2) However, if under section 6P a private certifier (class A) is performing functions for the application, the certifier is the assessment manager for the application. 1 Section 6N (Concurrence agencies may carry out building assessment work within their jurisdiction)

s 5 24 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘5G What is the Building Code of Australia (or BCA ) ‘(1) The Building Code of Australia (or BCA ) is the edition, current at the relevant time, of the Building Code of Australia (including the Queensland Appendix) published by the body known as the Australian Building Codes Board. ‘(2) A reference to the code includes the edition as amended from time to time by amendments published by the board. ‘5H What is the Queensland Development Code (or QDC ) ‘(1) The Queensland Development Code ( or QDC ) is the parts, or aspects of the parts, of the document called ‘Queensland Development Code’ published by the department and stated in schedule 1. ‘(2) The chief executive may amend the QDC by— (a) adding another part to it; or (b) amending or replacing a part, or an aspect of a part, stated in schedule 1 or added under paragraph (a), or any amendment or replacement of the part or aspect. ‘(3) However, the amendment does not take effect until the chief executive publishes the amendment on the department’s website and a regulation approves the amendment. ‘(4) The regulation must state the day on which the amendment was published. ‘(5) A reference to the QDC is taken to include any amendment under subsection (2) that has taken effect. ‘5I When building work complies with the BCA or QDC ‘(1) This section applies if in this Act there is a reference to building work complying with— (a) the BCA or QDC; or (b) the building assessment provisions to the extent they include the BCA and QDC.

s 5 25 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘(2) Building work complies with the BCA or QDC (the code ) only if it complies with all relevant performance requirements under the code. ‘(3) For subsection (2), the building work complies with a relevant performance requirement only if it achieves a relevant building solution under the code for the requirement. ‘(4) For subsection (3), a relevant building solution is achieved for a performance requirement only by— (a) complying with the following (the relevant requirement )— (i) if the code is the BCA—the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions under the BCA for the performance requirement; (ii) if the code is the QDC—the relevant acceptable solution under the QDC for the performance requirement; or (b) formulating an alternative solution that— (i) complies with the performance requirement; or (ii) is shown to be at least equivalent to the relevant requirement; or (c) a combination of paragraphs (a) and (b). ‘Division 3 Other references ‘5J References to changed BCA or QDC provision ‘Section 14H 2 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 applies to a reference to the BCA or QDC as if the reference were a reference to a law. 2 Section 14H (References taken to be included in reference to law) of the ActsInterpretation Act 1954

s 5 26 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘5K Reference in Act to applicants, development, assessment managers, referral agencies, building work or building certifiers ‘(1) In a provision of this Act about a building development application, a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter— (a) the applicant—the person who made the application; (b) building work—building work the subject of the application; (c) the building—the building the subject of the application; (d) the development—the development the subject of the application; (e) the assessment manager—the assessment manager for the application; (f) a referral agency, concurrence agency or advice agency—a referral agency, concurrence agency or advice agency for the application; (g) the decision notice—the decision notice for the application. ‘(2) In a provision of this Act about a building development approval, a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter— (a) the applicant—the person who applied for the approval; (b) building work—building work the subject of the approval; (c) the building—the building the subject of the approval; (d) the development—the development the subject of the approval; (e) the building certifier—the building certifier who performed, or is performing, building certifying functions for the relevant building development application or the approval.

s 5 27 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘(3) In a provision of this Act about a building or building work a reference to any of the following persons or matters is a reference to the person or matter stated for the referred person or matter— (a) the building development approval—each building development approval to which the building or building work is subject; (b) the assessment manager—the assessment manager for the building development application for the building development approval to which the building or building work is subject. ‘5L Reference in Act to local government ‘In a provision of this Act, a reference to a local government, for any of the following matters, means the local government for the area stated for the matter— (a) a building or proposed building—the area in which the building is, or is proposed to be, situated; (b) building work or other work—the area in which the work is, or is proposed to be, carried out; (c) a building development application or development approval—the area in which the building work is, or is proposed to be, carried out. ‘5M Reference to local government includes any other assessment manager under IPA ‘If— (a) a provision of this Act about a building development application refers to the local government; and (b) under IPA schedule 8A, 3 an entity other than the local government is the assessment manager; the provision applies as if the reference to the local government were a reference to the entity. 3 IPA, schedule 8A (Assessment manager for development applications)

s 5 28 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘5N Reference to a proposed building or structure ‘In this Act— (a) a reference to a building or structure includes a reference to a proposed building or structure; and (b) a reference to the owner of a building or structure is a reference to the person who, if the proposed building or structure were completed, would be its owner; and (c) a reference to the use of a proposed building or structure is a reference to its proposed use on its completion. ‘Chapter 2 When building work is assessable, self-assessable or exempt development Notes — 1 Under IPA, sections 3.1.4 and 4.3.1 4 — (a) a development permit is required for assessable development; and (b) subject to some qualifications, a development permit is not required for self-assessable building work or building work that is exempt development. 2 Under IPA, schedule 10, assessable development is— (a) development specified in IPA, schedule 8, part 1; or (b) for a planning scheme area—development that is not specified in IPA, schedule 8, part 1 but is declared under the planning scheme for the area to be assessable development. 3 For the stages of IDAS for applying for and obtaining a building development approval, see generally IPA, chapter 3, parts 2 to 5. 4 Chapters 3 and 4 contain additional provisions for applying for and obtaining a building development approval or for carrying out self-assessable building work. 4 IPA, sections 3.1.4 (When is a development permit necessary) and 4.3.1 (Carrying out assessable development without permit)

s 5 29 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘5O Building work that is assessable development for IPA ‘All building work is assessable development, unless— (a) under section 5Q, it is exempt development; or (b) under section 5P it is self-assessable development; or (c) it is operational work mentioned in IPA, section 3.2.2B. 5 ‘5P Building work that is self-assessable for IPA ‘(1) Building work ( self-assessable building work ) is declared to be self-assessable for IPA, schedule 8, 6 part 2, table 1 if it— (a) is prescribed under a regulation; and (b) complies with— (i) generally—the BCA and QDC; or (ii) if alternative provisions under section 6A 7 apply to the building work— (A) the alternative provisions; and (B) the provisions of the BCA and QDC, other than the QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions. ‘(2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 6E. 8 ‘5Q Building work that is exempt development for IPA ‘Building work prescribed under a regulation is declared to be exempt development for IPA, schedule 8, part 1, table 1, item 1 and part 2, table 1, item 1. 5 IPA, section 3.2.2B (Approved operational works for retaining walls required for certain developments) 6 IPA, schedule 8 (Assessable development and self-assessable development) 7 Section 6A (Alternative planning scheme provisions to QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions for particular buildings) 8 Section 6E (Provision for changes to building assessment provisions)

s 5 30 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘Chapter 3 Additional requirements for building development applications Note — For the general requirements for development applications, see IPA, section 3.2.1. 9 ‘Part 1 Requirements for supporting documents ‘5R Operation of pt 1 ‘This part imposes requirements for documents ( supporting documents ) that under IPA, section 3.2.1(2)(b), 10 are given or required to be given for a building development application. ‘5S Required information for supporting documents ‘(1) Each supporting document must— (a) state the following details of the person who prepared them— (i) the person’s name; (ii) if the person is a designated person—the person’s registration or licence number as a designated person; or (b) be accompanied by another document that— (i) states the information mentioned in paragraph (a); and (ii) identifies each supporting document. ‘(2) In this section— designated person means a person who— 9 IPA, section 3.2.1 (Applying for development approval) 10 IPA, section 3.2.1 (Applying for development approval)

s 5 31 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (a) is an architect under the Architects Act 2002 ; or (b) is a licensed builder; or (c) under the QueenslandBuildingServicesAuthorityAct1991 , holds a licence of any of the following classes— (i) building design—low rise; (ii) building design—medium rise; (iii) building design—open; or (d) is a registered professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 . ‘5T General requirements for supporting documents ‘(1) Each supporting document must on its face demonstrate that the carrying out of the building work will comply with the building assessment provisions, other than IDAS. ‘(2) Each supporting document must state each of the following— (a) whether any of the following (a relevant authorisation ) is necessary for the application— (i) the consent of a registered easement or statutory covenant holder mentioned in section 7F(1); (iii) a development permit, preliminary approval or concurrence agency assessment mentioned in section 7X(1); 11 (b) if the application relates to relevant authorisation that has not lapsed or been withdrawn—how the application is consistent with the authorisation; (c) if— (i) the application relates to self-assessable development under IPA because it has been declared under a planning scheme to be self-assessable development for IPA; and 11 Sections 7F (Land subject to registered easement or statutory covenant) and 7X (General restrictions on granting building development approval)

s 5 32 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (ii) the development may affect the position, height or form of the building work; how the building work is consistent with requirements for the development under the planning scheme; (d) if the application requires site works— (i) if they are assessable development—how they comply with the building assessment provisions; or (ii) if they are self-assessable building work—their location and type. ‘5U Requirements if alternative solution used ‘If an alternative solution is used in the supporting documents, the documents must— (a) state— (i) the performance requirements with which the building work purports to comply; and (ii) how the building work complies with the performance requirements; and (b) contain details of— (i) how the alternative solution is different from the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions under the BCA or acceptable solutions under the QDC; and (ii) inspection or test results and other documents or information relied on to prepare the application. ‘Part 2 Other requirements ‘5V Application for building work for budget accommodation building ‘A building development application for a budget accommodation building must be accompanied by a fire safety management plan that will, after the building work is

s 5 33 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 carried out, comply with the FireandRescueServiceAct1990 , section 104FC. 12 ‘5W Application to build swimming pool on residential land must include fencing ‘A building development application for the construction of a swimming pool on residential land must also be for the construction of fencing for the pool. ‘5X Application must include required site works ‘A building development application must include any site works that, under the building assessment provisions, must be carried out as part of or for the development. 12 FireandRescueServiceAct1990 , section 104FC (Meaning of fire safety management plan )

s 5 34 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘Chapter 4 Assessment of building development applications and carrying out self-assessable building work ‘Part 1 Laws and other documents under which building work must be assessed ‘Division 1 General provisions about the laws and documents for the assessment ‘5Y Relevant laws and other documents for assessment of building work ‘(1) Building assessment work and self-assessable building work must be carried out under the following laws and documents (the building assessment provisions )— (a) IDAS; (b) chapter 3 and this chapter; (c) the fire safety standard; (d) any provisions of a regulation made under this Act relating to building assessment work or self-assessable building work; (e) any relevant local law, planning scheme provision or resolution made under section 6 or 6A; (f) the BCA; (g) subject to section 6A, the QDC. ‘(2) However, for any particular building assessment work or self-assessable building work, subsection (1) is subject to—

s 5 35 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (a) how, under this division, the building assessment provisions apply to the work; and (b) any variation of them under division 2. ‘5Z Building assessment provisions form a code for IDAS ‘(1) For IPA, each of the building assessment provisions, other than IDAS, is a code for IDAS for the carrying out of building assessment work or self-assessable building work. ‘(2) However, for any particular building assessment work or self-assessable building work the provisions of each of the codes are subject to— (a) how, under this division, the provisions apply to the work; and (b) any variation of them under division 2. ‘(3) For IPA, section 3.1.3(4), 13 each code under subsection (1) is a code that can not be changed under a local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution. ‘(4) Subsection (3) is subject to sections 6 and 6A. ‘6 Local laws, planning schemes and local government resolutions that may form part of the building assessment provisions ‘(1) A local government may make or amend— (a) a local planning instrument that designates, for the BCA or QDC, matters prescribed under a regulation; or Example of a matter that may be prescribed — designated bush fire prone areas for the BCA (b) a provision of a local law or planning scheme or a resolution about an aspect of, or matter related or incidental to, building work prescribed under a regulation; or 13 IPA, section 3.1.3 (Code and impact assessment for assessable development)

s 5 36 s 5 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Examples of aspects that may be prescribed — swimming pool fencing or land liable to flooding (c) alternative provisions under section 6A. ‘(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) does not prevent a local government from, under IPA, making or amending a provision in a planning scheme that deals with building work for matters not within the scope of the building assessment provisions. ‘6A Alternative planning scheme provisions to QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions for particular buildings ‘(1) This section applies for work ( relevant work ) that— (a) is building assessment work or self-assessable building work; and (b) is for a single detached class 1 building or a class 10 building or structure located on the same allotment as a single detached class 1 building. ‘(2) A planning scheme may include provisions ( alternative provisions ) that, for relevant work, are alternative or different to the QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions. ‘(3) However, a planning scheme may include alternative provisions only if the provisions are a qualitative statement or quantifiable standard. ‘(4) If there are alternative provisions for relevant work, the QDC boundary clearance and site cover provisions only apply to the extent the alternative provisions do not apply to the work. ‘(5) Alternative provisions can not be made other than under a planning scheme. ‘(6) In this section— qualitative statement means a statement about a performance or outcome sought to be achieved when applicable buildings or structures are completed. quantifiable standard means a standard that achieves a performance or outcome sought under a qualitative statement.

s 86 157 s 86 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (w) each record that it must keep under the BuildingAct1975, section 12SA; 87 (x) all development information it has about building development applications, other than information that may be purchased from the registrar of titles; (y) its register mentioned in the Building Act 1975 , section 25. 88 ’. (3) Section 5.7.2— insert — ‘(4) Despite subsection (1), the obligation under that subsection does not apply to the extent the local government is reasonably satisfied a document mentioned in subsection (1) (t) to (y) contains— (a) sensitive security information; or (b) information of a purely private nature about an individual, including, for example, someone’s residential address. ‘(5) Also, the obligation under subsection (1)(x) only applies if the person seeking the information applies for it in the approved form. ‘(6) In this section— designated type of copy , for a document, means— (a) for a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (s)—a certified copy; or (b) otherwise—an ordinary copy. development information , for a building development application, means information about any of the following— (a) the physical characteristics and location of infrastructure related to the application; (b) local government easements, encumbrances or estates or interests in land likely to be relevant to the application; 87 Building Act 1975 , section 12SA (Local government’s fire safety record-keeping obligations) 88 Building Act 1975 , section 25 (Register of notices given)

s 87 158 s 88 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (c) site characteristic information likely to affect the assessment of the application. Examples of information mentioned in paragraph (c) — • design levels of proposed road or footway works • design or location of stormwater connections • design or location of vehicle crossings • details of any heritage listed buildings • discharge of swimming pool backwash water • flood level information • limitations on driveway gradients • limitations on the capacity of sewerage, stormwater and water supply services • location of any erosion control districts • location of contaminated land • location of land-slip areas • location of mine subsidence areas’. 87 Replacement of s 5.7.3 (Documents local government must keep available for inspection only) Section 5.7.3— omit, insert— ‘5.7.3 Documents local government must keep available for inspection only ‘A local government must keep the following documents available for inspection only— (a) an official copy of this Act, the Building Act 1975 , and every regulation made under the Acts and still in force; (b) the Building Code of Australia.’. 88 Amendment of s 5.7.4 (Documents assessment manager must keep available for inspection and purchase) (1) Section 5.7.4(1), ‘or a certified copy’— omit, insert —

s 88 159 s 88 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘or the designated type of copy’. (2) Section 5.7.4(1)— insert— ‘(h) for each building development application approved for a building in its area— (i) if, under the Building Act 1975, the application was made to a private certifier (class A)—the documents relating to the application given to the local government, under section 8 of that Act; 89 or (ii) if the application was made to the local government—the application and the approval documents for the application as defined under the Building Act 1975 ; (i) inspection certificates or other documents about the inspection of building work that, under the Building Act1975, the assessment manager must keep.’. (3) Section 5.7.4— insert— ‘(5) Despite subsection (1), the obligation under the subsection does not apply to the extent the assessment manager is reasonably satisfied a document mentioned in subsection (1) (h) or (i) contains— (a) sensitive security information; or (b) information of a purely private nature about an individual, including, for example, someone’s residential address. ‘(6) Also, the obligation under subsection (1)(h) applies only until— (a) if the building the subject of the approval is, under the BuildingCode of Australia, a class 10 building, other than a swimming pool fence, the earlier of the following to happen— (i) the building’s demolition or removal; 89 Building Act 1975 , section 8 (Requirements on approval of application)

s 89 160 s 89 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 (ii) the end of 10 years from when the approval was given; or (b) if the building the subject of the approval is of any other class under the BuildingCode of Australia or is a swimming pool fence—the building’s demolition or removal. ‘(7) In this section— designated type of copy , for a document, means— (a) for a document mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (g)—a certified copy; or (b) otherwise—an ordinary copy.’. 89 Amendment of s 5.7.6 (Documents chief executive must keep available for inspection and purchase) (1) Section 5.7.6(1), ‘or a certified copy’— omit, insert — ‘or the designated type of copy’. (2) Section 5.7.6(1)— insert— ‘(p) the Queensland Development Code.’. (3) Section 5.7.6— insert — ‘(3) However, the chief executive must not charge anyone for supplying a copy of all or part of the Queensland Development Code. ‘(4) In this section— designated type of copy , for a document, means— (a) for the Queensland Development Code—an ordinary copy; or (b) otherwise—a certified copy. Queensland Development Code see the BuildingAct1975 , section 5H.’.

s 90 161 s 93 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 90 Amendment of s 6.1.1 (Definitions for pt 1) Section 6.1.1, definition applicable codes, paragraph (a), ‘Standard Building Regulation’— omit, insert— ‘building assessment provisions’. 91 Amendment of s 6.1.29 (Assessing applications (other than against the Standard Building Regulation)) Section 6.1.29, heading, ‘Standard Building Regulation’— omit, insert— ‘ building assessment provisions ’. 92 Amendment of s 6.1.30 (Deciding applications (other than under the Standard Building Regulation) Section 6.1.30, heading, ‘Standard Building Regulation’— omit, insert— ‘ building assessment provisions ’. 93 Amendment of sch 8 (Assessable development and self-assessable development) (1) Schedule 8, part 1, table 1, item 1 and heading— omit, insert— ‘For the Building Act 1975 a 1 Building work that is not — (a) self-assessable; and (b) declared under the Building Act 1975 to be exempt development.’. a Table 1, item 1 commenced 30 March 1998 (2) Schedule 8, part 2, table 1, item 1, ‘Standard Building Regulation’— omit, insert —

s 94 162 s 95 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 ‘ Building Act 1975 ’. (3) Schedule 8, part 2, table 1, item 2 and heading— omit, insert— ‘For the Building Act 1975 a 2 Building work declared under the Building Act 1975 to be self-assessable development.’. a Table 1, item 2 commenced 30 March 1998 94 Amendment of sch 8A (Assessment manager for development applications) Schedule 8A, table 1, item 1(a)(ii)— omit, insert— ‘(ii) is for building work, that, under the BuildingAct1975 , is assessable against the building assessment provisions; or’. 95 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 10, definitions building referral agency, private certifier , replacement private certifier and Standard BuildingRegulation — omit . (2) Schedule 10— insert — ‘ building assessment provisions see the BuildingAct1975 , section 5Y(1). 90 building certifier — 1 A building certifier is an individual who, under the Building Act 1975 , is licensed as a building certifier. 90 Building Act 1975, section 5Y (Relevant laws and other documents for assessment of building work)

s 95 163 s 95 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 2 A reference to a building certifier includes a reference to a private certifier. Building Code of Australia — 1 The Building Code of Australia is the edition, current at the relevant time, of the BuildingCode of Australia (including the Queensland Appendix) published by the body known as the Australian Building Codes Board. 2 A reference to the code includes the edition as amended from time to time by amendments published by the board. building development application means a development application to the extent it is for building work. private certifier means a building certifier whose license under the BuildingAct1975 has private certification endorsement under that Act. private certifier (class A) means a private certifier whose license under the BuildingAct1975 has development approval endorsement under that Act.’. (3) Schedule 10, definition assessing authority , paragraph (c)— omit, insert — ‘(c) for assessable development for which a private certifier (class A) is, under the BuildingAct1975 , chapter 6, 91 engaged to perform private certifying functions under that Act—the private certifier or the local government; or’. 91 Building Act 1975 , chapter 6 (Provisions about private certifiers and other building certifiers)

s 95A 164 s 95D Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Part 3A Amendment of Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 95A Act amended in pt 3A This part amends the IntegratedPlanningandOtherLegislation Amendment Act 2006 . 95B Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) (1) Section 2, before ‘Sections’— insert — ‘(1) Section 75, as amended by the Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 , is taken to have commenced on 30 March 2006. ‘(2) .’. (2) Section 2, ‘, 75’— omit. 95C Amendment of s 75 (Amendment of s 6.5.1 (When particular development approvals lapse)) Section 75(1), ‘June’— omit, insert — ‘December’. Part 3B Amendment of Local Government Act 1993 95D Act amended in pt 3B This part amends the Local Government Act 1993 .

s 95E 165 s 95E Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 95E Amendment of s 492 (Exemptions) (1) Section 492(1)(f)— omit . (2) Section 492(1)(d) and (e)— renumber as section 492(1)(e) and (f). (3) Section 492(1)(c)— omit, insert — ‘(c) for any non-current asset other than land—the local government has— (i) decided by resolution, to prepare, for the disposal, a plan that complies with subsection (2); and (ii) prepared the plan; or ‘(d) for a disposal of a non-current asset other than land by way of a trade-in for the supply of goods or services to the local government— (i) the supply is, or is to be, made under subdivision 2; and (ii) the disposal is, or is to be, part of the contract for the supply; or’. (4) Section 492(2), (3) and (4)— renumber as section 492(3), (4) and (2) respectively. (5) Section 492(2), as renumbered, ‘subsection (1)(f)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (1)(c)’. (6) Section 492(3), as renumbered, ‘subsection (1)(d)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (1)(e)’. (7) Section 492(4), as renumbered, ‘subsection (1)(e)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (1)(f)’.’.

s 95F 166 s 96 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 95F Amendment of s 492A (Required procurement and asset disposal manuals) Section 492A(3)(c), ‘section 492(4)’— omit, insert — ‘section 492(2)’. 95G Amendment of s 1070 (Entry on land for local government purposes) (1) Section 1070(2), example— omit . (2) Section 1070(2)(c)— insert — ‘Examples of entry to land under paragraph (c) — 1 The employee or agent may enter the land to take urgent action, under a local law about the safety and convenience of the public, to remove a tree likely to fall and cause injury or damage. 2 The local government has received information that a swimming pool fence may be dangerous to children because it does not comply with the BuildingAct1975 . The employee or agent may enter the land on which the fence is constructed to assess whether the local government ought to take action under the BuildingAct1975 or this Act in relation to the fence.’. Part 4 Amendment of Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 96 Act amended in pt 4 This part and the schedule amend the Plumbing and DrainageAct 2002.

s 96A 167 s 98 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 96A Amendment of s 85 (Process for assessing plans) Section 85(1), ‘sections 85A to 85E’— omit, insert — ‘sections 85B to 85E’. 96B Omission of s 85A (Local government’s power to stop further greywater use facility requests for premises in a sewered area) Section 85A— omit . 96C Amendment of s 85B (Restrictions on giving compliance permit for greywater use facility in a sewered area) Section 85B(2)(a)(iii)— omit, insert — ‘(iii) is not part of a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act1997 ; and’. 97 Amendment of s 91 (Applying for chief executive approval) Section 91— insert— ‘(2) However, a person can not apply for a chief executive approval for a chemical, composting or incinerating toilet.’. 98 Amendment of s 125 (Restriction on building or installing particular on-site sewerage treatment plant) Section 125, after ‘septic tank’— insert— ‘or chemical, composting, or incinerating toilet’.

s 99 168 s 99A Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 99 Amendment of s 128E (Restrictions on operating particular on-site sewerage treatment plant) Section 128E(b)(ii)— omit, insert— ‘(ii) if the on-site sewage treatment plant does not consist only of a chemical, composting or incinerating toilet—the chief executive approval for the plant.’. 99A Amendment of s 128M (Offences about discharging greywater other than kitchen greywater from premises) (1) Section 128M(2) and (3), after ‘sewered area’— insert — ‘and the premises is not a single detached dwelling’. (2) Section 128M(2)(a)(i), ‘for area’s’— omit, insert — ‘for the area’s’. (3) Section 128M(2)(b) and (3)(b), after ‘lawn’— insert — ‘on the premises’. (4) Section 128M(4), ‘also’— omit . (5) Section 128M(4)(b), ‘any one’— omit, insert — ‘anyone’. (6) Section 128M— insert— ‘(6) In this section— single detached dwelling means a class 1a building under the Building Code of Australia.’.

s 100 169 s 100 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 100 Insertion of new pt 10, div 4 After section 171— insert— ‘Division 4 Transitional provisions for Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 ‘172 Provisions for chemical, composting or incinerating toilets ‘(1) An application made before the commencement of this section for a chief executive approval for a chemical, composting or incinerating toilet is, on the commencement, taken to have been withdrawn. ‘(2) Section 125, as in force from 1 March 2006 to the commencement, is taken never to have applied to an on-site sewerage treatment plant that consists only of a chemical, composting, or incinerating toilet. ‘173 Provision about offences under s 128M ‘(1) A proceeding can not be started for an offence under pre-amended section 128M if the circumstances giving rise to the commission of the offence would not, if the circumstances happened after the commencement of this section, give rise to the commission of an offence under post-amended section 128M. ‘(2) In this section— post-amended section 128M means section 128M as amended under the BuildingandOtherLegislationAmendmentAct2006 , section 99A. pre-amended section 128M means section 128M as in force immediately before the BuildingandOtherLegislationAmendment Act 2006 , section 99A commences .’.

s 101 170 s 101 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Part 5 Amendment of other Acts 101 Amendment of other Acts The schedule amends the Acts it mentions.

171 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Schedule Consequential and minor amendments of other Acts sections 2(b), 96 and 101 Brisbane Markets Act 2002 1 Schedule, definition building work, paragraph (b)— omit, insert — ‘(b) work regulated under the building assessment provisions under the Building Act 1975 , other than IDAS; or’. Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 1 Section 104A, definition, fire safety installation , ‘Standard Building Regulation’— omit, insert — ‘ Building Act 1975 ’. 2 Section 104FB(1), ‘section 12Q(2)’— omit, insert — ‘section 5V’. 3 Schedule, definition, Building Code of Australia — omit, insert — ‘ Building Code of Australia see the BuildingAct1975 , section 5G.’.

172 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Schedule (continued) Local Government Act 1993 1 Section 761, definition building certifying function , ‘section 3(1)’— omit, insert — ‘section 5C’. 2 Section 807(2), definition building certifier , ‘section 3(1)’— omit, insert — ‘section 5C’. 3 Section 1071A(1)(e), ‘, the Integrated Planning Act 1997, chapter 5, part 3’ — omit . 4 Sections 1096(1)(d) and 1101(2)(a), ‘part 2A’— omit, insert — ‘chapter 7 92 ’. Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 1 Section 62(1), ‘section 57’— omit, insert — ‘section 56’. 92 Building Act 1975 , chapter 7 (Fire safety for budget accommodation buildings)

173 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Schedule (continued) 2 Schedule, definition chief executive approval , ‘section 91’— omit, insert — ‘section 91(1)’. 3 Schedule, definition testing approval , ‘section 91(e)’— omit, insert — ‘section 91(1)(e)’. Private Health Facilities Act 1999 1 Schedule 3, definition certificate of classification, ‘Standard Building Regulation 1993 , part 9’— omit, insert — ‘ Building Act 1975 ’. Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003 1 Schedule 2, definition Queensland Development Code, ‘Standard Building Regulation 1993 , section 6A’— omit, insert — ‘ Building Act 1975 , section 5H’.

174 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 36, 2006 Schedule (continued) Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 1 Schedule 2, definition Building Code of Australia , ‘section 3’— omit, insert — ‘section 5G’. Southern Moreton Bay Islands Development Entitlements Protection Act 2004 1 Sections 4(a) and 7(2) , ‘Standard Building Regulation 1993 — omit, insert — ‘ Building Act 1975 ’. © State of Queensland 2006