Tasmania act

Building Amendment Act 2026

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Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Act Number

6 of 2026

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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Current sections

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Short title

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Building Amendment Act 2026 .

Commencement

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Repeal of Act

3 Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.

Principal Act

4 Principal Act

In this Act, the Building Act 2016 is referred to as the Principal Act.

The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Building Act 2016 .

5.

The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Building Act 2016 .

Source text

Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

Building Amendment Act 2026

An Act to amend the Building Act 2016

[Royal Assent 5 June 2026]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Building Amendment Act 2026 .

2. Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3. Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.

4. Principal Act

In this Act, the Building Act 2016 is referred to as the Principal Act.

The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Building Act 2016 .