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### sec.3 Simplified outline of main provisions of Act
Chapter 2 provides for what building work is assessable development or accepted development for the Planning Act .
Chapter 3 imposes requirements, in addition to those under the Planning Act , for making a building development application.
Chapter 4 —
provides for the laws and other documents for the assessment of building development applications; and
provides for who is responsible for carrying out building assessment work for building development applications; and
regulates the assessment and approval of building development applications.
Chapter 5 —
provides for the giving of final inspection certificates and other inspection documentation for particular buildings; and
provides for the giving of certificates of occupancy for other buildings; and
regulates the making of BCA classification or use changes; and
restricts the occupation and use of particular buildings.
Chapter 6 —
regulates private certifiers and other building certifiers and the performance of building and private certifying functions; and
regulates the engagement of private certifiers; and
provides for the licensing of, and complaints, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings against, private certifiers and other building certifiers.
Chapter 7 makes provisions about fire safety for budget accommodation buildings.
Chapter 7A makes provision about fire safety for particular residential care buildings.
Chapter 8 provides for matters about swimming pool safety, including the regulation of swimming pool fencing.
Chapter 8A regulates the effect of particular instruments in relation to stated matters for class 1a, 2 or 10a buildings.
Chapter 8B provides for the designation of land as a transport noise corridor for particular building assessment work.
Chapter 9 provides for the giving of show cause and enforcement notices for particular building work.
The QBCC Act also provides for enforcement action relating to building work.
s 3 prev s 3 om 1991 No. 52 s 2 0.2
pres s 3 sub 1998 No. 13 s 9
Note—s 3 prev contained definitions for this Act. Definitions are now located in the schedule—Dictionary. Annotations for definitions contained in s 3 are now located in the annotations for the schedule.
amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch
sub 2006 No. 36 s 5
amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2009 No. 51 s 5 ; 2010 No. 21 s 5 ; 2011 No. 27 s 224 ; 2012 No. 8 s 4 ; 2016 No. 27 s 37 ; 2017 No. 29 s 34 sch 1 ; 2017 No. 43 s 233 ; 2020 No. 24 s 153 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.3-ssec.1) Chapter 2 provides for what building work is assessable development or accepted development for the Planning Act .
(sec.3-ssec.2) Chapter 3 imposes requirements, in addition to those under the Planning Act , for making a building development application.
(sec.3-ssec.3) Chapter 4 — provides for the laws and other documents for the assessment of building development applications; and provides for who is responsible for carrying out building assessment work for building development applications; and regulates the assessment and approval of building development applications.
(sec.3-ssec.4) Chapter 5 — provides for the giving of final inspection certificates and other inspection documentation for particular buildings; and provides for the giving of certificates of occupancy for other buildings; and regulates the making of BCA classification or use changes; and restricts the occupation and use of particular buildings.
(sec.3-ssec.5) Chapter 6 — regulates private certifiers and other building certifiers and the performance of building and private certifying functions; and regulates the engagement of private certifiers; and provides for the licensing of, and complaints, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings against, private certifiers and other building certifiers.
(sec.3-ssec.6) Chapter 7 makes provisions about fire safety for budget accommodation buildings.
(sec.3-ssec.7) Chapter 7A makes provision about fire safety for particular residential care buildings.
(sec.3-ssec.8) Chapter 8 provides for matters about swimming pool safety, including the regulation of swimming pool fencing.
(sec.3-ssec.9) Chapter 8A regulates the effect of particular instruments in relation to stated matters for class 1a, 2 or 10a buildings.
(sec.3-ssec.10) Chapter 8B provides for the designation of land as a transport noise corridor for particular building assessment work.
(sec.3-ssec.11) Chapter 9 provides for the giving of show cause and enforcement notices for particular building work. The QBCC Act also provides for enforcement action relating to building work.
- (a) provides for the laws and other documents for the assessment of building development applications; and
- (b) provides for who is responsible for carrying out building assessment work for building development applications; and
- (c) regulates the assessment and approval of building development applications.
- (a) provides for the giving of final inspection certificates and other inspection documentation for particular buildings; and
- (b) provides for the giving of certificates of occupancy for other buildings; and
- (c) regulates the making of BCA classification or use changes; and
- (d) restricts the occupation and use of particular buildings.
- (a) regulates private certifiers and other building certifiers and the performance of building and private certifying functions; and
- (b) regulates the engagement of private certifiers; and
- (c) provides for the licensing of, and complaints, investigations, and disciplinary proceedings against, private certifiers and other building certifiers.