Building Regulations Amendment (ACT)
Building Regulations Amendment
Subordinate Law 2000 No 54
The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Building Act 1972.
Dated 6 December 2000.
BRENDAN SMYTH
Minister
KATE CARNELL
Minister
Commencement
These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.
Regulations amended
These regulations amend the Building Regulations.
Substitution
Regulation 1 is repealed and the following regulation substituted:
1 Name of regulations“
These regulations are the Building Regulations 1972.”.
Insertion
The following regulation is inserted at the end:
“22 Exemptions for photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters and airconditioners
“(1) Parts 3 and 5A of the Act do not apply to building work for the installation, alteration or removal of—
(a)an externally mounted photovoltaic panel or solar water heater for a class 1 or class 10a building, if the building work—
(i)does not involve any alteration that would affect the structural sufficiency or stability of the building; and
(ii)complies with the building code; or
(b)an externally mounted airconditioning unit for a class 1 or class 10a building, if—
(i)the building work does not involve any alteration that would affect the structural sufficiency or stability of the building; and
(ii)the building work complies with the building code; and
(iii)the unit is not the main source of ventilation—
(A)if the unit is installed for a particular room—for that room; or
(B)if the unit is installed for a building—for that building.
Note The building code includes standards for load bearing and waterproofing.
“(2) In this regulation:
solar water heater, for a building, means a solar water panel designed to be mounted externally, together with any hot water tank that holds water heated by the panel.”.
Endnotes
Regulations amended
Republished as in force on 31 July 1999 (Republication No 4).
Notified in Gazette 2000 No 51 on 21 December 2000.
© Australian Capital Territory 2000
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