Airports Act 1996
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98 Interpretation
Building activities (1) For the purposes of this Act, the following activities are building activities: (a) constructing buildings or other structures; (b) altering the structure of buildings or other structures; (c) undertaking, constructing or altering earthworks (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures); (d) undertaking, constructing or altering engineering works, electrical works or hydraulic works (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures); (e) demolishing, destroying, dismantling or removing: (i) buildings or other structures; or (ii) earthworks; or (iii) engineering works; or (iv) electrical works; or (v) hydraulic works; (f) undertaking land clearing; (g) an activity of a kind prescribed in the regulations. Structures (2) For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be structures: (a) bridges; (b) fences; (c) towers and pylons; (d) tents and other temporary structures. Earthworks or engineering works (3) For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be earthworks or engineering works: (a) runways, taxiways and aprons; (b) surface carparks; (c) retaining walls; (d) dams; (e) roads; (f) railways; (g) pipelines; (h) tunnels.