12Prefabricated building

12 Prefabricated building

12 Prefabricated building

(1) In this Act, prefabricated building means the following if manufactured away from the building site—

(a) a substantially complete building or room,

(b) a building component that—

(i) is modular, and

(ii) will become a building element when properly installed, and

(iii) cannot be inspected without destructive testing or destructive opening when installed on the site,

(c) anything prescribed by the regulations.

(2) A moveable dwelling is not a prefabricated building.

(3) The regulations may exclude things from being prefabricated buildings.

(4) The Secretary may issue guidelines to assist in deciding whether something is a prefabricated building or not.

(5) The guidelines are issued by publication in the Gazette.

(6) A court or the Tribunal must consider the guidelines when making a decision about whether something is a prefabricated building or not.

(7) The regulations may modify how this Act and the Home Building Act 1989 apply to—

(a) prefabricated buildings, and

(b) work involving prefabricated buildings, and

(c) persons carrying out work involving prefabricated buildings.