15Building work requires building approval

15 Building work requires building approval

15 Building work requires building approval

(1) This section applies to the following building work, but only to the extent the building work involves the erection of a building—

(a) building work carried out under a development consent,

(b) building work—

(i) carried out as exempt development, and

(ii) prescribed by the regulations.

Note—

A building approval is not required under this division for building work carried out under a complying development certificate.

(2) A person must not carry out building work unless the building work is authorised to be carried out by—

(a) a building approval, or

(b) a complying development certificate.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—2,000 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—10,000 penalty units.

(3) A development consent does not authorise the carrying out of building work.