Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2) (ACT)

Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)

Subordinate Law SL2012-33

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Building Act 2004.

Dated 6 July 2012.

Simon Corbell

Minister

Andrew Barr

Minister

Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)

Subordinate Law SL2012-33

made under the

Building Act 2004

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Building (General)Regulation 2008.

4. Section 29

   omit

   class 10

   substitute

   class 10a

5. Section 36 and example

   omit

   class 10

   substitute

   class 10a or class 10b

6. New section 44AA

   in part 5, insert

44AAEnergy efficiency provisions—Act, s 139C (3)

(1)The following provisions are prescribed:

(a)for a class 1 and associated class 10a building—

(i)the building code, volume 2, part 3.12.0.1 (Heating and cooling loads); and

(ii)the relevant energy efficiency provisions of the ACT appendix to the building code;

(b)for a class 2 building or a class 4 part—the building code, volume 1, part JO.2 (a) (Heating and cooling loads of sole‑occupancy units of a class 2 building or class 4 part).

(2)In this section:

ACT appendix to the building code means the Australian Capital Territory Appendix to the Building Code of Australia made under the Act, section 136 (2) as in force from time to time.

house energy rating software means computer software used to assess thermal efficiency that is—

(a)accredited under the nationwide house energy rating scheme; or

(b)determined by the construction occupations registrar under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004, section 31A (2) (b).

relevant energy efficiency provision means a provision that allows compliance with energy efficiency performance requirements for space heating and cooling loads by the use of house energy rating software.

1. Further amendments, mentions of or class 10

   omit

   or class 10

   substitute

   , class 10a or class 10b

   in

   ·     section 24

   ·     section 33

   ·     section 34

   ·     schedule 2, part 2.2, item 7

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 12 July 2012.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2012