An authorisation of a plumbing product, or accreditation of a plumbing system, by the Minister under section 59 of the Building Act 2000 that was in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations is taken, on and after the commencement of these regulations, to be an authorisation, or accreditation, by the Director of Building Control under section 18 of the Act on the same terms and conditions.
2. Occupancy permit required
If, before the commencement of these regulations, an occupancy permit was required under the Building Act 2000 in respect of premises, an occupancy permit is required under the Act in respect of those premises unless the Act otherwise specifies.
(2) Subject to subclause (3) , Division 1 of Part 10 and section 159 of the Building Act 2000, and Part 1A and Divisions 1 and 3 of Part 2 of the Building Regulations 2014, as in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations, remain in force in respect of a municipal area until –
(a) the State Planning Provisions come into effect as part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme in accordance with section 29(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; and
(b) the State Planning Provisions come into effect in respect of that municipal area in accordance with section 30(2) of the .
(a) the erection, re-erection or construction of a new building; and
(b) an addition to, or alteration of, an existing building; and
(c) a change in the class of a building from a non-residential class of building to a residential class –
but does not include the following:
(d) any work where the BAL has been assessed as BAL-Low unless the building use is a vulnerable use;
(e) demolition or removal of a building, or part of a building, unless that work would expose a habitable building to a higher bushfire attack level from embers or radiant heat;
(f) erection of a non-habitable building (Class 10a) that is separated from a habitable building by 6 metres or more;
(g) erection of a structure (Class 10b);
(h) internal building work;
(i) a change of use of a building unless –
(i) the change of use is for a building that is classed as a vulnerable use; or
(ii) the new use is classed as a hazardous use that requires planning approval, as hazardous chemicals or explosives will be stored on the site;
(j) a change in the class of a building that requires a building permit for new work (but not for a vulnerable use, or a hazardous use that requires planning approval).
(4) Part 5 of these regulations does not apply in respect of a municipal area until –
(a) the State Planning Provisions come into effect as part of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme in accordance with section 29(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; and
(b) the State Planning Provisions come into effect in respect of that municipal area in accordance with section 30(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 .
(5) For the purposes of these regulations, a reference in these regulations to a type of relevant hazard area, within the meaning of Part 5 , includes a reference to the same type of hazard area under the Building Act 2000 that may continue in force by virtue of the continuation of provisions of that Act and the Building Regulations 2014 by virtue of subclause (2) .