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Building Act 1975
sec.17Reference in Act to local government
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### sec.17 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 building or proposed building—the area in which the building is, or is proposed to be, situated;
building work or other work—the area in which the work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;
a building development application or development approval—the area in which the building work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;
a regulated pool—the area in which the pool is situated.
s 17 prev s 17 om 1998 No. 13 s 11
pres s 17 ins 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2010 No. 21 s 6
- (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;
- (d) a regulated pool—the area in which the pool is situated.