15Access to documents held by Director

15 Access to documents held by Director (1) The owner, or the agent of the owner, of a building in relation to which a building permit or occupancy certification has been granted may do any of the following: (a) request access, in physical or digital form, to any documents relating to the building that are maintained by the Director; (b) request a copy of any documents relating to the building that are maintained by the Director; (c) request the Director to certify a copy of any documents relating to the building that are maintained by the Director. (2) The Director must grant a request under subregulation (1) if the owner or agent has paid the prescribed fee relating to the request. Part 2B Independent review of significant and complex buildings 15AA Meaning of significant and complex building (1) A significant and complex building is a building with a building complexity level of medium, high or very high under the building complexity criteria defined in the National Construction Code. (3) In addition to subregulation (1), the Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine a type of building to be a significant and complex 15AB Meaning of significant and complex building work (1) Significant and complex building work means building work: (a) for the construction of a significant and complex building; or (b) that involves altering a building so as to make it a significant and complex building; or (c) that involves altering or removing a primary or critical structural element of a significant and complex building; or (d) determined to be significant and complex building work under subregulation (2).

Building Regulations 1993 15 (2) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine that a type of building work is significant and complex building work. 15AC Meaning of independent review engineer An independent review engineer is an individual: (a) who is a building practitioner registered as a Certifying Engineer (Structural); and (b) with a minimum of 10 years' experience as a Certifying Engineer (Structural) or 10 years' equivalent experience approved by the Practitioners Board; and (c) with the status of Chartered Professional Engineer recognised by Engineers Australia or an equivalent professional association.