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143 Sustainability guidelines
(1) The Minister must make guidelines (the sustainability guidelines) for
the sustainable use of materials for building.
(2) A builder must not use a building material in contravention of the
sustainability guidelines.
1 The sustainability guidelines may prohibit the use of rainforest timber for new
buildings or repairs other than repairs to things that already consist mainly of
rainforest timber. If the guidelines did this, a builder could use rainforest
timber to repair window frames made of rainforest timber, but could not put
in an extension containing rainforest timber.
2 The sustainability guidelines may allow the demolition of a building
containing material from an unsustainable industry, eg rainforest timber. If the
guidelines did this, a builder could demolish such a building without
contravening the sustainability guidelines.
(3) The sustainability guidelines are a disallowable instrument.