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Building Act 1975
sec.16Reference in Act to applicants, development, assessment managers, referral agencies, building work or building certifiers
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### sec.16 Reference in Act to applicants, development, assessment managers, referral agencies, building work or building certifiers
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—
the applicant—the person who made the application;
building work—building work to which the application relates;
the building—the building to which the application relates;
the development—the development to which the application relates;
the assessment manager—
if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or
if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application;
a referral agency—a referral agency for the application;
the decision notice—the decision notice for the application.
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—
the applicant—the person who applied for the approval;
building work—building work the subject of the approval;
the building—the building the subject of the approval;
the development—the development the subject of the approval;
the building certifier—the building certifier who performed, or is performing, building certifying functions for the relevant building development application or the approval.
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—
the building development approval—each building development approval to which the building or building work is subject;
the assessment manager—the assessment manager or responsible entity for the building development application for the building development approval to which the building or building work is subject.
s 16 prev s 16 amd 1979 No. 69 s 4 (2) ; 1984 No. 45 s 16 ; 1991 No. 52 s 2 .18; 1993 No. 70 s 804 sch
om 1998 No. 13 s 11
pres s 16 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2016 No. 27 s 42
(sec.16-ssec.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— the applicant—the person who made the application; building work—building work to which the application relates; the building—the building to which the application relates; the development—the development to which the application relates; the assessment manager— if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application; a referral agency—a referral agency for the application; the decision notice—the decision notice for the application.
(sec.16-ssec.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— the applicant—the person who applied for the approval; building work—building work the subject of the approval; the building—the building the subject of the approval; the development—the development the subject of the approval; the building certifier—the building certifier who performed, or is performing, building certifying functions for the relevant building development application or the approval.
(sec.16-ssec.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— the building development approval—each building development approval to which the building or building work is subject; the assessment manager—the assessment manager or responsible entity for the building development application for the building development approval to which the building or building work is subject.
- (a) the applicant—the person who made the application;
- (b) building work—building work to which the application relates;
- (c) the building—the building to which the application relates;
- (d) the development—the development to which the application relates;
- (e) the assessment manager— (i) if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or (ii) if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application;
- (i) if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or
- (ii) if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application;
- (f) a referral agency—a referral agency for the application;
- (g) the decision notice—the decision notice for the application.
- (i) if the application is a development application—the assessment manager for the application; or
- (ii) if the application is a change application—the responsible entity for the application;
- (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.
- (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 or responsible entity for the building development application for the building development approval to which the building or building work is subject.