Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
85Act prevails over National Construction Code
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85 Act prevails over National Construction Code
85 Act prevails over National Construction Code
(1) A building product use ban may be imposed even if the building product or the use of the building product concerned complies with the requirements of the National Construction Code.
(2) The fact that a building product or the use of a building product complies with a requirement of the National Construction Code does not constitute a reasonable excuse for a contravention of a building product use ban.
(3) In this section—
National Construction Code means the National Construction Code produced and maintained by the Australian Building Codes Board, as in force from time to time.