5AMember of Practitioners Board must stand aside if subject of

5A Member of Practitioners Board must stand aside if subject of inquiry A member of the Practitioners Board who is the subject of an inquiry under Part 3, Division 3A must stand aside until the inquiry is completed and the member has been notified under section 34P(2) of the decision on the inquiry. Building Act 1993 149 6 Disclosure of interest (1) A member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee or Board (otherwise than as a member of, and in common with other members of, an incorporated company consisting of not less than 25 persons and of which he or she is not a director), must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of the Committee or Board. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) must be recorded in the minutes of the Committee or Board and, unless the Committee or Board otherwise determines, the member: (a) must not, while he or she has that interest, take part after the disclosure in a deliberation or decision of the Committee or Board; and (b) must be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Committee or Board; in relation to the matter. (3) For the purpose of the making of a determination under subclause (2) in relation to a member who has made a disclosure under subclause (1), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates must not: (a) be present during the deliberations of the Committee or Board for the purpose of making the determination; or (b) take part in the making of the determination by the Committee or Board. 7 Meetings of Committee or Board (1) The Chairperson must call the meetings of the Committee or Board that are necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions. (2) The Minister may, at any time, direct the Chairperson to call a meeting of the Committee or Board and the Chairperson must comply with the direction. Building Act 1993 150 (3) Subject to sections 132 and 133, at a meeting of the Committee or Board: (a) in the case of the Practitioners Board and the Advisory Committee, 3 members constitute a quorum; and (b) the Chairperson must preside at all meetings at which he or she is present and, in the Chairperson's absence, the Deputy Chairperson must preside and, in the absence of both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, the members present may appoint one of those members to preside; and (c) questions arising must be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the member presiding at the meeting has, in addition to his or her deliberative vote, a casting vote; and (d) subject to this Act, the Committee or Board must determine the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the meeting. (4) If the Committee or Board so determines, a member may participate in, and form part of a quorum at, a meeting of the Board by means of: (a) telephone; or (b) closed circuit television; or (c) a prescribed method of communication. (5) A member who participates in a meeting as provided by subclause (4) is taken, for the purposes of this Schedule, to be present at the meeting if the member is able to hear and be heard by each member taking part in the meeting, including for the purposes of being counted towards a quorum at the meeting. (6) The Committee or Board must ensure records of its meetings are kept. 8 Confidentiality Subject to this Act, the Chairperson, a member or the Registrar of the Committee or Board must not disclose information obtained in the course of his or her duties as Chairperson, member or Registrar, unless the disclosure is made in the course of those duties. Maximum penalty: 17 penalty units. Building Act 1993 151 9 Protection of members and Registrar No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, lies against the Chairperson, a member or the Registrar of the Committee or Board for or in respect of an act or thing done or omitted to be done in good faith by the person in his or her capacity as Chairperson, member or Registrar. Building Act 1993 152 sections 57, 70(2)(a), 72B(2)(a), 72E(4)(b) and 76C 1 Agent to be authorised A person must not act as an agent of an owner for the purpose of making an application for a building permit or occupancy certification unless the person is authorised in writing by the owner to do so. 2 Building certifier not required to look beyond apparent authority A building certifier is not required to inquire whether an agent who makes an application for a building permit or occupancy certification purportedly as the agent of an owner is authorised to do so in accordance with this Act. 3 Form of application An application for a building permit or occupancy certification must be in an approved form, must contain the information required by the form and must be accompanied by the documents, if any, prescribed for the purposes of this clause. 4 Form of building permit or occupancy certification A building permit or occupancy certification must be in an approved form. 5 Reporting authorities to be consulted (1) Unless otherwise permitted by this Schedule to do so, a building certifier must not decide an application for a building permit or occupancy certification required by the Regulations or by or under any other Act to be reported on or consented to by a reporting authority unless the report or consent has been obtained and the building certifier has been supplied with a copy. (2) An applicant for a building permit or occupancy certification must notify the building certifier when the application is made whether the applicant has applied or intends to apply for a report or consent referred to in subclause (1) or has such a report or consent. Building Act 1993 153 6 Applicant may obtain report or consent (1) An applicant for a building permit or occupancy certification that must be reported on or consented to by a reporting authority may obtain a report or consent from the reporting authority. (2) A building certifier need not obtain a report or consent from a reporting authority if the applicant notifies the building certifier that the applicant has applied for or intends to apply for the relevant report or consent or the applicant supplies a copy of a relevant report or consent made or given in the 12 months preceding the application. (3) An applicant who applies for and obtains a relevant report or consent must supply a copy of it to the building certifier when the application for the building permit or occupancy certification is made or within such further time as is prescribed or allowed by the building certifier. 7 Failure of reporting authority to supply report or consent A reporting authority is taken to have responded to a request for a report or consent if the response has not been provided to the applicant within the prescribed time, and where the request was for a report, the building certifier is taken to have been supplied with a copy of the report. 8 Building certifier to consider report (1) A building certifier must consider a report of a reporting authority supplied to the building certifier in accordance with this Schedule before making a decision on the application to which the report relates. (2) A building certifier is not required to implement a recommendation of a reporting authority's report. 9 Determination of application (1) A building certifier must, within the prescribed time after an application for a building or building permit or occupancy certification (other than a certificate of existence) is made to the certifier: (a) grant the permit or certification subject to any reasonable conditions the certifier considers appropriate; or (b) refuse to grant the permit or certification. Building Act 1993 154 (2) A building certifier is taken to have refused an application if the certifier has not granted the building permit or occupancy certification within the prescribed time. (3) A building certifier must, within the prescribed time after an application for a certificate of existence is made to the certifier, make a recommendation under section 72E. (4) The Director must, within the prescribed time after a recommendation is made to the Director under section 72E: (a) grant the certificate of existence subject to any reasonable conditions the Director considers appropriate; or (b) refuse to grant the certificate. (5) The Director is taken to have refused an application for a certificate of existence if the Director has not granted the certificate within the prescribed time. (6) A building certifier or the Director must refuse to grant occupancy certification in relation to building work if satisfied that the work contravenes: (a) a disability access provision; or (b) a requirement of a law in force in the Territory; or (c) a consent or approval given under a law in force in the Territory. 10 Reasons to be given (1) A decision maker must notify an applicant for a building permit or occupancy certification, in writing, of the following: (a) a refusal to grant the permit or certification; (b) if the permit or certification is granted subject to conditions – the reasons for the conditions. (2) In this clause: decision maker means: (a) in relation to an application for the grant of a certificate of existence – the Director; or (b) in relation to any other application – the building certifier to whom the application was made. Building Act 1993 155 11 Approvals where reporting body involved (1) If a building certifier grants a building permit or occupancy certification that must be reported on or consented to by a reporting authority, the building certifier must, within 7 days after so doing, send to the reporting authority: (a) a copy of the relevant permit or certification; and (b) where the grant of the permit or certification differs from or fails to require the implementation of a recommendation of the reporting authority, a copy of the decision of the building certifier in relation to the report of the reporting authority. (2) If the Director grants a certificate of existence that must be reported on or consented to by a reporting authority, the Director must, within 7 days after so doing, send to the reporting authority: (a) a copy of the certificate; and (b) where the grant of the certificate differs from or fails to require the implementation of a recommendation of the reporting authority, a copy of the Director's decision in relation to the report of the reporting authority. 12 Appeals (1) The owner of a building or land on which building work is proposed to be carried out, or the owner's agent, may, in accordance with Part 11, appeal to the Appeals Board against a refusal of a building certifier to grant, or against a condition imposed on, a building permit for the work. (2) The owner of a building or land on which building work is carried out, or the owner's agent, may, in accordance with Part 11, appeal to the Appeals Board against a refusal of a building certifier to grant, or against a condition imposed on, an occupancy permit or certificate of substantial compliance for the work. (2A) The owner of a building or the owner's agent may, in accordance with Part 11, appeal to the Appeals Board against a refusal of a building certifier to grant, or against a condition imposed on, an approval to occupy the building on a temporary basis. Building Act 1993 156 (2B) The owner of a building or land on which existing building work has been carried out, or the owner's agent, may, in accordance with Part 11, appeal to the Appeals Board against a refusal of the Director to grant, or against a condition imposed on, a certificate of existence. (3) For this clause, a refusal to grant a building permit or occupancy certification includes a refusal mentioned in clause 9(2) or (5). Building Act 1993 157 section 73B 1 Prescribed event For section 73C(2), a prescribed event is one of the following events or circumstances: (a) the person required to provide the prescribed certification (the relevant person) has: (i) died or cannot be found; or (ii) become so severely incapacitated that he or she is unable to complete the prescribed certification; (b) the relevant person (excluding an owner-builder) has become bankrupt or insolvent; (c) if the relevant person is a building practitioner – the person has ceased to be registered; (d) if the relevant person is required to provide the prescribed certification to a building practitioner – the person is withholding the certification because of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the building practitioner; (e) the building contract relating to the building work has been terminated; (f) the prescribed certification has been destroyed or cannot be found. 2 Entitlement to apply for exemption certificate An owner of land on which building work has been carried out is entitled to apply for an exemption certificate only if: (a) the building work has actually started to be carried out on the land; and (b) there is a current building permit for the building work or the building permit for the building work has lapsed solely because of the occurrence of a prescribed event; and (c) the owner has taken all reasonable steps to obtain the prescribed certification within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the prescribed event. Building Act 1993 158 3 Application for exemption certificate (1) An application for an exemption certificate must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) describe the building work to which the application applies; and (c) specify the prescribed certification for which the exemption certificate is required; and (d) specify the prescribed event that has occurred and the steps the applicant has taken to obtain the certification; and (e) include all the information the form states must be provided. (2) No fee is payable for an application for an exemption certificate. 4 Consideration of application (1) In considering an application for an exemption certificate, the Director: (a) may require the applicant to provide additional information, which may include reports by suitably qualified persons about the status of the building work; and (b) is not required to obtain information from anyone other than the applicant; and (c) if the building permit for the building work has lapsed solely because of the occurrence of a prescribed event – must notify the applicant of the period of extension of the permit, which may be by reference to a specified date or occurrence (for example, the granting of an occupancy permit). (2) The Director may also require the applicant to have any of the following carried out by suitably qualified persons: (a) site inspections; (b) anything that is reasonably necessary to inspect the building work, including demolishing, opening, cutting into and testing the building work; (c) remedial building work. (3) The applicant is responsible for all expenses incurred in obtaining information and complying with a requirement under subclause (2). Building Act 1993 159 5 Determination of application (1) In deciding whether to grant or refuse to grant an exemption certificate, the Director must take into account each of the following that is relevant to the building work to which the application relates: (a) whether the owner has taken all reasonable steps to obtain the prescribed certification and any other information required by the Director; (b) the opinions of relevantly qualified persons about the status and quality of the building work; (c) the mandatory inspection stage the building work had reached when the prescribed event occurred; (d) the stage the building work had reached between mandatory inspection stages; (e) the certificates or other documents provided to the Director in relation to the stage the building work has reached; (f) the status of the building work discovered after inspections have been carried out as required by the Director; (g) the status of the building work after remedial work has been carried out as required by the Director; (h) if the person who failed to give the prescribed certification is, or was, a building practitioner – the past performance of the building practitioner; (i) whether the owner has complied with all the requirements of the Director; (j) any other matters prescribed by regulation. (2) The Director may grant an exemption certificate to the applicant only if the Director is satisfied: (a) a prescribed event has occurred; and (b) the information provided by the applicant, including any certificates and documents relating to inspections and remedial work required by the Director under clause 4(2), indicates that the work to which the prescribed certification would have related has been carried out materially in accordance with the building permit. (3) An exemption certificate must not be granted on conditions. Building Act 1993 160 (4) If the Director decides to refuse to grant an exemption certificate, the Director must give the applicant a notice stating: (a) the decision; and (b) the reasons for the decision; and (c) that the person may appeal to the Appeals Board as specified in clause 6. 6 Appeal against refusal to grant exemption certificate (1) An applicant who is given a notice of a decision under clause 5(4) may appeal to the Appeals Board against the decision. (2) The appeal must be in accordance with Part 11. Building Act 1993 161 section 35 Item Reviewable decision Affected person 1 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24(1) or (2) to refuse to register an building practitioner (other than building contractor) 2 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24(1) or (2) to register an individual or a corporation in a category of building practitioner (other than building contractor) on conditions imposed by the Board under 3 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24B(1) or (2) to refuse to register an 4 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24B(1) or (2) to register an building contractor on conditions imposed by the Board under section 24FAB(1) 5 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24EA(1) or (2) to refuse to renew the registration of a building practitioner (other than a building contractor) 6 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24EA(1) or (2) to renew the registration of a building practitioner (other than a building contractor) on conditions imposed by the Board under 7 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24F(1) or (2) to refuse to renew the registration of a building contractor The building contractor Building Act 1993 162 8 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 24F(1) or (2) to renew the registration of a building contractor on conditions imposed by the Board under The building contractor 9 A decision of the Inquiry Board under section 34P(1)(a) that a building practitioner is guilty, or is not guilty, of professional misconduct or the Director 10 A decision of the Inquiry Board under section 34P(1)(b) to take, or to not take, an action against a building practitioner under section 34T or 34U or the Director 11 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 34VA(1) to suspend the registration of a building practitioner 12 A decision of the Practitioners Board under section 34Y(1) or (2) to take an action against a residential builder The residential builder or the Director Building Act 1993 163 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Building Act 1993 (Act No. 29, 1993) Assent date 9 July 1993 Commenced 1 September 1993 (Gaz S72, 1 September 1993) Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 70, 1993) Assent date 9 November 1993 Commenced 9 November 1993 Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994) Assent date 20 September 1994 Commenced 20 September 1994 Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No. 14, 1995) Assent date 26 June 1995 Commenced 26 June 1995 Fire and Emergency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 15, 1996) Assent date 19 April 1996 Commenced 1 May 1996 (s 2, s 2 Fire and Emergency Act 1996 (Act No. 14, 1996) and Gaz S10, 1 May 1996) Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996) Assent date 19 April 1996 Commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996) Building Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 42, 2003) Assent date 7 July 2003 Commenced 24 November 2004 (Gaz G47, 24 November 2004, p 5) Building Act 1993 164 Building Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 65, 2004) Assent date 21 December 2004 Commenced ss 5(d), 9, 16 – 20, 22 – 29, 33 (to ext ins ss 175, 176 and 178) and 35: 3 July 2006; ss 17 (to ext ins Part 4C) and 21: nc (rep by Act No. 7, 2012); rem: 14 December 2005 (Gaz G50, 14 December 2005, p 4 and Gaz S15, 3 July 2006, p 1) Amending Legislation Building Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 8, 2005) Assent date 17 March 2005 Commenced pts 1 and 3: 17 March 2005; ss 26 and 29(2) and (3): 3 July 2006; ss 27 and 30: nc; rem: 14 December 2005 (Gaz G50, 14 December 2005, p 5 and Gaz S15, 3 July 2006, p 1) (rep by Act No 6, 2016) Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Act 2012 (Act No. 7, 2012) Building Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 8, 2005) Assent date 17 March 2005 Commenced pts 1 and 3: 17 March 2005; ss 26 and 29(2) and (3): 3 July 2006; ss 27 and 30: nc; rem: 14 December 2005 (Gaz G50, 14 December 2005, p 5 and Gaz S15, 3 July 2006, p 1) (rep by Act No 6, 2016) Proportionate Liability Act 2005 (Act No. 18, 2005) Assent date 5 May 2005 Commenced 1 June 2005 (Gaz S16, 16 May 2005) Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007) Assent date 17 May 2007 Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3); rem: 17 May 2007 Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009) Assent date 1 September 2009 Commenced 16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3) Building Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 22, 2010) Assent date 30 June 2010 Commenced 25 August 2010 (Gaz G34, 25 August 2010, p 7) Statute Law Revision Act 2010 (Act No. 29, 2010) Assent date 9 September 2010 Commenced 13 October 2010 (Gaz G41, 13 October 2010, p 2) Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010) Assent date 18 November 2010 Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4) Building Act 1993 165 Building Amendment (Disability Access and Other Matters) Act 2012 (Act No. 5, 2012) Commenced ss 6(1), 7, 10, 15 and amdt to s 54 in sch: nc; rem: 1 January 2014 (Gaz S71, 20 December 2013) Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Act 2012 (Act No. 6, 2012) Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Act 2012 (Act No. 7, 2012) Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014) Assent date 2 June 2014 Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014, (s 2) Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2014 (Act No. 35, 2014) Assent date 13 November 2014 Commenced pts 4, 9, 10 and 19: 1 June 2015 (Gaz S53, 29 May 2015, p 2); rem: 1 January 2015 (Gaz G51, 24 December 2014, p 7) Building Amendment (Occupancy Certification) Act 2016 (Act No. 6, 2016) Assent date 6 April 2016 Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S32, 29 April 2016, p 1) Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016) Assent date 6 April 2016 Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016) Building Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 17, 2022) Assent date 9 August 2022 Commenced 10 August 2022 (s 2) Building Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 1, 2024) Assent date 1 March 2024 Commenced pts 1 and 2: 15 April 2024 (Gaz G8, 11 April 2024, p 1); rem: 15 April 2025 (s 2(3)) Lands, Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 25, 2025) Assent date 12 September 2025 Commenced pt 6: 6 October 2025 (s 2(2) and Gaz G20, 2 October 2025, p 1); rem: 13 September 2025 (s 2(1)) Building Legislation Amendment (Fidelity Fund) Act 2025 (Act No. 37, 2025) Assent date 5 December 2025 Commenced 6 December 2025 (s 2) Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2026 (Act No. 3, 2026) Assent date 9 February 2026 Commenced 10 February 2026 (s 2) Building Act 1993 166 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 7, 21A, 54EI, 54F, 54FE, 117, 153, 163, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 185. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS pt 1 hdg amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 3 amd No. 8, 2005, s 4; No. 65, 2004, s 4; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 7, 2012, s 13; No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 4 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 42, 2003, s 4; No. 65, 2004, s 5; No. 8, 2005, ss 5 and 23; No. 25, 2009, s 10; No. 22, 2010, s 4; No. 6, 2012, ss 4 and 14; No. 7, 2012, ss 4 and 13; No. 5, 2012, s 4; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 35, 2014, s 4; No. 6, 2016, s 4; No. 37, 2025, s 4; No. 3, 2026, s 10 s 4A ins No. 65, 2004, s 6 s 6 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 8 amd No. 8, 2005, ss 6 and 24; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 9 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 11 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 12 amd No. 8, 2005, s 7 s 12A ins No. 8, 2005, s 8 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 12B ins No. 8, 2005, s 8 s 14 amd No. 65, 2004, s 7; No. 8, 2005, s 9; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 15 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12 rep No. 65, 2004, s 8 s 16 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 5, 2012, s 5 s 17 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 19 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 22, 2010, s 5; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 5, 2012, s 6; No. 6, 2016, s 24 pt 2 div 5 hdg sub No. 6, 2012, s 5 s 20 amd No. 42, 2003, s 5 sub No. 6, 2012, s 5 s 20A ins No. 6, 2012, s 5 s 21 rep No. 42, 2003, s 6 pt 3 hdg sub No. 8, 2005, s 10 pt 3 div 1AA hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 11 s 21A ins No. 8, 2005, s 11 s 21B ins No. 8, 2005, s 11 s 22 amd No. 65, 2004, s 9; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 22A ins No. 6, 2012, s 6 s 23 amd No. 65, 2004, s 10 s 24 amd No. 8, 2005, s 12; No. 65, 2004, s 11 amd No. 1, 2024, s 4; No. 25, 2025, s 9 s 24A ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 amd No. 1, 2024, s 5 Building Act 1993 167 s 24B ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 amd No. 1, 2024, s 6; No. 25, 2025, s 9 s 24C ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 rep No. 6, 2012, s 6 s 24D ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 amd No. 1, 2024, s 7; No. 25, 2025, s 4 s 24E ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 s 24EAA ins No. 25, 2025, s 5 amd No. 3, 2026, s 11 s 24EA ins No. 1, 2024, s 8 amd No. 25, 2025, s 9 s 24F ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 sub No. 6, 2012, s 7; No. 1, 2024, s 8 amd No. 25, 2025, s 9 s 24FA ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 sub No. 6, 2012, s 7 s 24FAB ins No. 5, 2012, s 8 s 24FB ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 amd No. 5, 2012, s 9; No. 1, 2024, s 9 s 24G ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 sub No. 6, 2012, s 8 amd No. 1, 2024, s 10; No. 25, 2025, s 9 s 24H ins No. 65, 2004, s 12 s 25 amd No. 65, 2004, s 13 sub No. 6, 2012, s 9 s 25A ins No. 65, 2004, s 14 sub No. 6, 2012, s 9 ss 25B – 25C ins No. 6, 2012, s 9 pt 3 div 2 hdg sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 26 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 27 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 28 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 ss 29 – 32 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 33 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 pt 3 div 3 hdg sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34A ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 7, 2012, s 13 ss 34B – 34D ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34E ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34F ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 pt 3 div 3A hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34G ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 Building Act 1993 168 s 34H ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 17, 2022, s 4 s 34J ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 34K – 34M ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34N ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 40, 2010, s 11; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 34P ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 1, 2024, s 11 ss 34Q – 34R ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 pt 3 div 3B hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 sub No. 6, 2012, s 10 s 34S ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34T ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 17, 2022, s 5 ss 34U – 34V ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 34VA ins No. 65, 2004, s 15 amd No. 1, 2024, s 12 s 34VB ins No. 65, 2004, s 15 s 34W ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 pt 3 div 3C hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 5 s 34X ins No. 7, 2012, s 5 s 34Y ins No. 7, 2012, s 5 amd No. 17, 2022, s 6 s 34Z ins No. 7, 2012, s 5 amd No. 1, 2024, s 13 pt 3 div 4 hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 sub No. 1, 2024, s 14 s 35 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 65, 2004, s 15AA; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 7, 2012, s 6; No. 5, 2012, s 16 sub No. 1, 2024, s 14 s 36 sub No. 8, 2005, s 13 amd No. 65, 2004, s 15A; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 7, 2012, s 13 ss 36A – 36B ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 36C ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 36D ins No. 8, 2005, s 13 s 37 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 37A ins No. 22, 2010, s 6 s 38 amd No. 8, 2005, s 25; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 5 s 39 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 6, 2012, s 14 Building Act 1993 169 s 40 sub No. 8, 2005, s 26; No. 65, 2004, s 16 amd No. 22, 2010, s 7; No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 41 rep No. 42, 2003, s 6 pt 4 div 2 hdg amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 42 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 56 s 43 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 45 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 4 div 3 hdg rep No. 42, 2003, s 6 s 46 rep No. 42, 2003, s 6 pt 4 div 4 hdg sub No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 47 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 7 pt 4 div 5 hdg sub No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 48 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 4A hdg ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 s 48A ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 1, 2024, s 28 s 48B ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 amd No. 6, 2012, s 11 s 48C ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 sub No. 22, 2010, s 8 s 48CA ins No. 22, 2010, s 8 pt 4B hdg ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 s 48D ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 1, 2024, s 29 ss 48E – 48F ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 s 48G ins No. 65, 2004, s 17 sub No. 22, 2010, s 9 ss 50 – 51 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 52 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 25, 2025, s 6 s 52A ins No. 25, 2025, s 7 ss 53 – 54 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 5A hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 div 1 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54A – 54AD ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 div 2 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54B – 54BC ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 div 3 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54C – 54CJ ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 div 4 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54D – 54DA ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 Building Act 1993 170 s 54DB ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 amd No. 37, 2025, s 5 s 54DBA ins No. 37, 2025, s 6 ss 54DC – 54DD ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 s 54DE ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 amd No. 37, 2025, s 7 s 54DF ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 s 54DFA ins No. 37, 2025, s 8 div 5 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54E – 54EI ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 div 6 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 ss 54F – 54FF ins No. 7, 2012, s 7 s 55 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 58A ins No. 65, 2004, s 18 pt 6 div 3 hdg sub No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 59 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 65, 2004, s 19; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 7, 2012, s 8; No. 5, 2012, s 11; No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 60 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 6 div 4 hdg ins No. 65, 2004, s 20 s 60A ins No. 65, 2004, s 20 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 7, 2012, s 9 s 60B ins No. 65, 2004, s 20 pt 7 hdg sub No. 7, 2012, s 13 s 61 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 rep No. 7, 2012, s 10 s 62 amd No. 65, 2004, s 22; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 63 amd No. 65, 2004, s 23; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 64 amd No. 65, 2004, s 24 pt 8 hdg amd No. 6, 2016, s 8 pt 8 div 1 hdg amd No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 65 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 9 s 66 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 8 div 2 hdg amd No. 6, 2016, s 10 s 67 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 11 s 68 rep No. 6, 2016, s 12 pt 8 div 3 hdg om No. 6, 2016, s 13 s 69 amd No. 65, 2004, s 25 sub No. 22, 2010, s 10 s 69A ins No. 65, 2004, s 26 rep No. 6, 2016, s 14 s 70 amd No. 65, 2004, s 27; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 15 s 71 amd No. 65, 2004, s 28; No. 6, 2012, s 14 rep No. 6, 2016, s 16 s 72 amd No. 65, 2004, s 29 pt 8 div 2A hdg ins No. 6, 2016, s 17 Building Act 1993 171 ss 72A – 72C ins No. 6, 2016, s 17 pt 8 div 3 hdg ins No. 6, 2016, s 17 ss 72D – 72G ins No. 6, 2016, s 17 s 73 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 rep No. 6, 2016, s 18 pt 8 div 3A hdg ins No. 22, 2010, s 11 s 73A ins No. 22, 2010, s 11 amd No. 6, 2016, s 24 ss 73B – 73C ins No. 22, 2010, s 11 s 73D ins No. 22, 2010, s 11 amd No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 74 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 75 rep No. 6, 2016, s 18 s 76 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 8 div 5 hdg ins No. 6, 2016, s 19 ss 76A – 76D ins No. 6, 2016, s 19 ss 77 – 79 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 81 – 82 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 84 – 88 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 90 – 96 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 100 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 102 – 103 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 105 – 107 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 108 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 24; No. 3, 2026, s 12 s 109 amd No. 3, 2026, s 13 s 110 sub No. 29, 2010, s 4 s 112 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 3, 2026, s 14 ss 113 – 116 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 117 amd No. 15, 1996, s 4 ss 119 – 120 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 122 – 123 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 125 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 127 – 129 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 10A hdg ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 div 1 hdg ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 ss 129A – 129C ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 div 2 hdg ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 ss 129D – 129H ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 div 3 hdg ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 ss 129J – 129K ins No. 5, 2012, s 12 pt 11 hdg sub No. 5, 2012, s 13 pt 11 div 1 hdg sub No. 5, 2012, s 14 ss 130 – 134 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 130A ins No. 65, 2004, s 30 pt 11 div 2 hdg sub No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 135 – 136 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 Building Act 1993 172 ss 138 – 140 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 144 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 146 – 147 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 148 sub No. 40, 2010, s 12 s 149 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 150 amd No. 8, 2005, s 14; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 8, 2016, s 45 s 151 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 152 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 153 amd No. 70, 1993, s 8; No. 6, 2012, s 14 ss 154 – 158 rep No. 18, 2005, s 18 s 160 No. 6, 2016, s 24 s 162 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 163 amd No. 50, 1994, s 16; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 8, 2016, s 45 ss 164 – 166 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 166AA ins No. 6, 2016, s 20 s 166A ins No. 8, 2005, s 19 s 167 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 s 167AA ins No. 8, 2005, s 15 s 167A ins No. 65, 2004, s 31 s 167B ins No. 6, 2012, s 12 s 168 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 17, 2022, s 7; No. 1, 2024, s 15 pt 15 hdg sub No. 8, 2005, s 20 s 170 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 21 ss 171 – 172 amd No. 6, 2012, s 14 pt 15A hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 21 ss 172A – 172B ins No. 8, 2005, s 21 pt 15C hdg ins No. 8, 2005, s 16 s 172H ins No. 8, 2005, s 16 pt 16 hdg ins No. 65, 2004, s 33 ss 173 – 174 ins No. 65, 2004, s 33 ss 175 – 176 ins No. 65, 2004, s 33 ss 177 – 178 ins No. 65, 2004, s 33 rep No. 7, 2012, s 10 s 179 ins No. 65, 2004, s 33 amd No. 7, 2012, s 13 pt 17 hdg ins No. 22, 2010, s 12 ss 180 – 182 ins No. 22, 2010, s 12 s 183 ins No. 22, 2010, s 12 pt 18 hdg ins No. 6, 2012, s 13 ss 184 – 189 ins No. 6, 2012, s 13 pt 19 hdg ins No. 7, 2012, s 11 ss 190 – 193 ins No. 7, 2012, s 11 pt 20 hdg ins No. 6, 2016, s 22 s 194 ins No. 7, 2012, s 11 exp No. 7, 2012, s 194(5) ins No. 6, 2016, s 22 ss 195 – 199 ins No. 6, 2016, s 22 pt 21 hdg ins No. 17, 2022, s 8 ss 200 – 203 ins No. 17, 2022, s 8 pt 22 hdg ins No. 1, 2024, s 16 pt 22 div 1 hdg ins No. 1, 2024, s 16 ss 204 – 207 ins No. 1, 2024, s 16 Building Act 1993 173 pt 22 div 2 hdg ins No. 1, 2024, s 30 s 208 ins No. 1, 2024, s 30 pt 23 hdg ins No. 25, 2025, s 8 s 209 ins No. 25, 2025, s 8 pt 24 hdg ins No. 37, 2025, s 9 s 210 ins No. 37, 2025, s 9 sch 1 amd No. 65, 2004, s 34; No. 8, 2005, s 28; No. 22, 2010, s 13; No. 7, 2012, s 12; No. 6, 2016, s 24; No. 1, 2024, s 17 sch 2 amd No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 8, 2005, s 17; No. 6, 2012, s 14 sch 3 amd No. 65, 2004, s 35; No. 6, 2012, s 14; No. 6, 2016, s 23 sch 4 ins No. 22, 2010, s 14 sch 5 ins No. 1, 2024, s 18