Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
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177 Definitions
177 Definitions
In this part—
construction work—
(a) means work involved in the following—
(i) constructing a building,
(ii) altering or adding to a building,
(iii) repairing, renovating or providing a protective treatment to a building,
(iv) preparing—
(A) designs for work referred to in subparagraphs (i)–(iii), or
(B) regulated designs,
(v) manufacturing or supplying a building product used for work referred to in subparagraphs (i)–(iii),
(vi) supervising, coordinating, project managing or otherwise having substantive control over the carrying out of work referred to in subparagraphs (i)–(iii),
(vii) work prescribed by the regulations, and
(b) does not include work that is excluded by the regulations from being construction work.
manufacturer has the same meaning as in the Building Products (Safety) Act 2017.
owner, of land, means the following—
(a) a person who jointly or severally, or at law or in equity, is entitled—
(i) to the land for an estate of freehold, or
(ii) to receive rents and profits from the land, whether as beneficial owner, trustee, mortgagee in possession or otherwise,
(b) for a lot in a strata scheme—the owner of the lot within the meaning of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015,
(c) for land subject to a strata scheme—the owners corporation for the strata scheme,
(d) for a development lot or neighbourhood lot in an association scheme—the owner of the lot within the meaning of the Community Land Management Act 2021,
(e) for land subject to an association scheme—the community land association for the scheme,