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Building Act 1993
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6 Application
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act, other than Parts 4
to 13, applies throughout the Territory.
(2) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare that all or any of the
provisions of Parts 4 to 13 apply in and in relation to the parts of the
Territory specified in the notice and, on the Minister so declaring,
those provisions apply accordingly.
(3) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare that a provision of the
Regulations specified in the notice does not apply in all or a part of
the Territory specified in the notice and accordingly, on the Minister
so declaring, the provision does not apply in the Territory or that
part of the Territory.
(4) In the application of this Act to building work in respect of which an
approval or permit is required by or under this Act, this Act and the
Regulations prevail over all other Acts and instruments of a
legislative character.