authorised officer means a person appointed under section 141 as an authorised officer.
body corporate means a person other than an individual.
Note—
The Interpretation Act 1987 provides that a person includes a corporation and a body politic. The Local Government Act 1993, section 220 provides that a local council is a body politic and that a law of the State applies to a local council in the same way as it applies to a body corporate.
building includes the following, but does not include a moveable dwelling—
(a) part of a building,
(b) a structure,
(c) part of a structure.
building approval means an approval to carry out building work issued under Part 3, Division 2, Subdivision 1.
Building Code of Australia—see section 7.
building element—see section 9.
building element work, for Part 3, Division 6—see section 66.
building practitioner, for Part 3, Division 6—see section 66.
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building work compliance declaration, for building work, means a declaration, by a registration holder whose registration authorises the holder to make the declaration, that includes—
(a) for building work that complies with the Building Code of Australia—a declaration that the building work complies with the Building Code of Australia, and
(b) for building work that does not comply with the Building Code of Australia—
(i) a declaration that the building work does not comply with the Building Code of Australia, and
(ii) details of the steps required to be taken to ensure the building work does comply, and
(c) a declaration specifying whether the building work was carried out in accordance with the regulated design and performance solution for the building work that is part of the building approval, and
(d) anything else required by the regulations.
change of building use means a change of the use of a building—
(a) from a use as a class of building recognised by the National Construction Code, and
(b) to a use as a different class of building recognised by the National Construction Code.
class, of a building, means the class of the building under the National Construction Code.
class, of registration, means a class of registration prescribed under section 84(3).
completion approval means an approval required to be sought under Part 3, Division 2, Subdivision 2 when building work or a change of building use has been completed.
compliance declaration means the following—
(a) a design compliance declaration,
(b) a building work compliance declaration,
(c) a performance solution report compliance declaration.
Fire Commissioner means the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW.
fire safety certificate, for a building, means a certificate—
(a) in the approved form, and
(b) issued by an approval authority, and
(c) certifying that each fire safety measure specified in the current fire safety schedule for the building—
(i) has been assessed by a properly qualified person, and
(ii) is capable of performing to at least the standard required by the current fire safety schedule, and
(d) containing other matters prescribed by the regulations.
fire safety measure, for a building, means a measure, including an item of equipment, form of construction or fire safety strategy, that is, or is proposed to be, implemented for the building to ensure the safety of persons using the building if there is a fire.
fire safety requirement means a requirement of the Building Code of Australia relating to—
(a) a fire safety system within the meaning of the Building Code of Australia, or
(b) the safety of persons if there is a fire, or
(c) the prevention, detection or suppression of fire.
fire safety schedule, for a building, means a document—
(a) in the approved form, and
(b) containing the matters relating to fire safety prescribed by the regulations, and
(c) that has not been superseded by a later fire safety schedule for the building.
function includes a power, authority or duty.
grant, a registration, includes grant a renewal or restoration of a registration.
insolvent means—
(a) for an individual—the individual is personally insolvent, or
(b) for a corporation—the corporation is a Chapter 5 body corporate within the meaning of the Corporations Act, or
(c) for other bodies corporate—the body corporate—
(B) is a party to a debt agreement as a debtor, or
(C) is a party to an insolvency agreement as a debtor and the obligations created by the agreement remain undischarged, or
(D) authorises a controlling trustee to control the individual’s property, whether or not the individual has entered into a personal insolvency agreement as a debtor, or
(ii) has a status under a law of a foreign country substantially similar to a status referred to in subparagraph (i), or
(iii) otherwise applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors.
local council—
(a) for Part 3—see section 14, or
(b) otherwise—means, for a local government area, the council for the area.
prefabricated building declaration—see section 48(1).
prefabricated building instructions—see section 49(1).
premises, for Part 6—see section 139.
prepare—
(a) for Part 3—see section 14, or
(b) for Part 8—see section 177.
prescribed building, for a building element, means a building prescribed by the regulations.
principal contractor, for Part 3, Division 6—see section 66.
publicly available means freely available on the internet for inspection by the public.
registered body corporate means a body corporate that is a registration holder.
registered individual means an individual who is a registration holder.
registered work—see section 13.
registration means a registration granted under this Act and in force.
registration holder means the holder of a registration.
registration register—see section 110(1).
regulated design means a design—
(a) in the approved form, and
(b) containing sufficient detail for the person who carries out the building work to carry the work out in compliance with the Building Code of Australia, and
(c) containing—
(i) the matters prescribed by the regulations, and
(ii) other matters specified by the Secretary in an order published in the Gazette, and
(d) certified by a design compliance declaration.
relevant authorisation means a licence, accreditation, registration or other authorisation or qualification that—
(a) is issued or conferred under the laws of another jurisdiction, and
(b) the Secretary considers authorises the holder to carry out work that is similar to registered work.
relevant legislation, for Part 5—see section 127.
relevant offence, for Part 4—see section 83.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
show cause notice, for Part 5—see section 127.
staged building work means building work carried out in stages where an application for an approval may relate to only part of the building work.