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This Act may be cited as the Building (Consequential Amendments) Act 2016 .
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This Act makes technical, time‑staged consequential changes to existing building laws: it updates cross‑references, ties the start of some amendments to the commencement of related Acts, assigns temporary administration to a minister and department, and repeals itself 365 days after all provisions commence. It affects building practitioners (including building services providers and owner‑builders), regulators and agencies. The main costs are administrative and compliance updates by regulators and affected businesses; decision power over short‑term administration rests with the Minister and Department of Justice.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Building (Consequential Amendments) Act 2016.
This Act may be cited as the Building (Consequential Amendments) Act 2016 .
(1) Except as provided by this section, the provisions of this Act commence on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
(2) Section 7 and Schedule 2 commence –
(a) on the day on which the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act 2016 commences; or
(b) if that Act has commenced before the Building Act 2016 commences, on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
(3) Section 8 and Schedule 3 commence –
(a) on the day on which the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 commences; or
(b) if that Act has commenced before the Building Act 2016 commences, on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
The amendment by this Act of a provision of any statutory rule does not prevent that, or any other, provision of that statutory rule from being amended or rescinded by a subsequent statutory rule.
Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under section 4 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 –
(a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Building and Construction; and
(b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Justice.
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which all of its provisions commence.
See Schedule 1 .
The legislation specified in Schedule 2 is amended as specified in that Schedule.
See Schedule 3 .
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009
1. Section 4 is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting paragraph (a) from the definition of building practitioner and substituting the following paragraph:
(a) a building services provider, or an owner builder, within the meaning of the Occupational Licensing Act 2005;
(b) by omitting "section 6 of the Building Act 2000" from the definition of Director and substituting "section 15 of the Building Act 2016";
(c) by omitting " Building Regulations 2014 " from paragraph (f) of the definition of fire safety system and substituting "Building Regulations".
Section 8 Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016
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This Act may be cited as the Building (Consequential Amendments) Act 2016 .
(1) Except as provided by this section, the provisions of this Act commence on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
(2) Section 7 and Schedule 2 commence –
(a) on the day on which the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act 2016 commences; or
(b) if that Act has commenced before the Building Act 2016 commences, on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
(3) Section 8 and Schedule 3 commence –
(a) on the day on which the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 commences; or
(b) if that Act has commenced before the Building Act 2016 commences, on the day on which the Building Act 2016 commences.
The amendment by this Act of a provision of any statutory rule does not prevent that, or any other, provision of that statutory rule from being amended or rescinded by a subsequent statutory rule.
Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under section 4 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 –
(a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Building and Construction; and
(b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Justice.
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which all of its provisions commence.
See Schedule 1 .
The legislation specified in Schedule 2 is amended as specified in that Schedule.
See Schedule 3 .
Section 6
Section 7
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009
1. Section 4 is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting paragraph (a) from the definition of building practitioner and substituting the following paragraph:
(a) a building services provider, or an owner builder, within the meaning of the Occupational Licensing Act 2005;
(b) by omitting "section 6 of the Building Act 2000" from the definition of Director and substituting "section 15 of the Building Act 2016";
(c) by omitting " Building Regulations 2014 " from paragraph (f) of the definition of fire safety system and substituting "Building Regulations".
Section 8 Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016