Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
Sch 3 s 2Section 1.4(1)
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Sch 3 s 2 Section 1.4(1)
[2] Section 1.4(1)
Omit the definitions of Building Code of Australia, building work, certifier, change of building use, registered certifier, Registration Secretary, subdivision of land and subdivision work.
Insert in alphabetical order—
approval authority has the same meaning as in the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026.
Building Code of Australia has the same meaning as in the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026.
building work has the same meaning as in the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026.
certifier means—
(a) a council, or
(b) a registered certifier, or
(c) for development for which the Minister granted development consent—the council, a registered certifier or the Minister.
change of building use has the same meaning as in the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026.
class, of a building, has the same meaning as in the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026.
compliance certificate, for Part 6—see section 6.1.
Crown building work, for Part 6—see section 6.1.
principal certifier, for Part 6—see section 6.1.
registered certifier means a person registered under the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026, whose registration—
(a) is in force, and
(b) authorises the person—
(i) to carry out work under this Act that is approvals work within the meaning of the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026, and
(ii) to carry out the work unsupervised.
subdivision—see section 6.2.
subdivision certificate, for Part 6—see section 6.1.
subdivision work, for Part 6—see section 6.1.
subdivision works certificate, for Part 6—see section 6.1.