sec.7Residential construction work— Act , s 15C

sec.7 Residential construction work— Act , s 15C

This section prescribes the type of work that is residential construction work for section 15C (3) of the Act , definition residential construction work . All of the following work is residential construction work if carried out by a licensed contractor and the insurable value of the work is more than $3,300— the construction of a residence or related roofed building; building work within the building envelope of a residence or related roofed building; building work, on a thing connected to a residence or related roofed building, that requires a building development approval under the Building Act 1975 or a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 ; the construction, installation, alteration or repair of a swimming pool for a— residence or proposed residence; or related roofed building or proposed related roofed building. Also, the following work is residential construction work if carried out for work mentioned in subsection (2) — for work relating to a residence—work carried out on the site of the residence or proposed residence; for work relating to a related roofed building—work carried out on the site of the building or proposed building; other work necessary for the proper construction, installation, alteration or repair of a residence or related roofed building, including, for example— work performed by an architect under the Architects Act 2002 in the architect’s professional practice; and work performed by a registered professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 in the engineer’s professional practice; and work performed by a surveyor under the Surveyors Act 2003 in the surveyor’s professional practice. In this section— building envelope , for a residence or related roofed building, means the outermost sides of the aggregation of the components of a building that have the primary function of separating the internal part of the residence or related roofed building from the external environment. the slab and footings system, an external wall and a roof building work see the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 , schedule 2 . licensed contractor means a person who holds a contractor’s licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 . related roofed building — means a building that— has a roof designed to be part of the building and is impervious to water or wind; and is, or is proposed to be, on the site of a residence or proposed residence; and is used, or proposed to be used, for a purpose related to the use of a residence or proposed residence; but does not include— a residence; or a building if the roof is a sail, umbrella or similar thing. residence see section 6 . swimming pool see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 . s 7 prev s 7 om 2018 SL No. 177 s 6 pres s 7 ins 2018 SL No. 177 s 7 sub 2020 SL No. 241 s 15 (sec.7-ssec.1) This section prescribes the type of work that is residential construction work for section 15C (3) of the Act , definition residential construction work . (sec.7-ssec.2) All of the following work is residential construction work if carried out by a licensed contractor and the insurable value of the work is more than $3,300— the construction of a residence or related roofed building; building work within the building envelope of a residence or related roofed building; building work, on a thing connected to a residence or related roofed building, that requires a building development approval under the Building Act 1975 or a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 ; the construction, installation, alteration or repair of a swimming pool for a— residence or proposed residence; or related roofed building or proposed related roofed building. (sec.7-ssec.3) Also, the following work is residential construction work if carried out for work mentioned in subsection (2) — for work relating to a residence—work carried out on the site of the residence or proposed residence; for work relating to a related roofed building—work carried out on the site of the building or proposed building; other work necessary for the proper construction, installation, alteration or repair of a residence or related roofed building, including, for example— work performed by an architect under the Architects Act 2002 in the architect’s professional practice; and work performed by a registered professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 in the engineer’s professional practice; and work performed by a surveyor under the Surveyors Act 2003 in the surveyor’s professional practice. (sec.7-ssec.4) In this section— building envelope , for a residence or related roofed building, means the outermost sides of the aggregation of the components of a building that have the primary function of separating the internal part of the residence or related roofed building from the external environment. the slab and footings system, an external wall and a roof building work see the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 , schedule 2 . licensed contractor means a person who holds a contractor’s licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 . related roofed building — means a building that— has a roof designed to be part of the building and is impervious to water or wind; and is, or is proposed to be, on the site of a residence or proposed residence; and is used, or proposed to be used, for a purpose related to the use of a residence or proposed residence; but does not include— a residence; or a building if the roof is a sail, umbrella or similar thing. residence see section 6 . swimming pool see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 .