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123 Certificates of compliance—building work
The prescribed classes of building work and the prescribed categories and classes of registered building practitioners or endorsed building engineers in relation to building work for the purposes of section 238(1)(b) of the Act are as follows—
Reg. 123(a) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 8(2).
(a) for a certificate relating to the inspection of domestic building work relating to a structural, sewerage, water or drainage matter—civil engineer;
Reg. 123(b) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 8(3).
(b) for a certificate relating to the inspection of domestic building work relating to a mechanical matter including hydraulic services within a building—mechanical engineer;
Reg. 123(c) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 8(4).
(c) for a certificate relating to the inspection of domestic building work relating to an electrical matter—electrical engineer;
Reg. 123(d) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 8(5).
(d) for a certificate relating to the inspection of domestic building work relating to a fire safety matter—fire safety engineer;
(e) for a certificate relating to the inspection of domestic building work—category of building surveyor or building inspector;
Reg. 123(f) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 8(6).
(f) for a certificate relating to the erection of a prescribed temporary structure—category of building surveyor or building inspector or civil engineer or category of person who erects or supervises the erection of prescribed temporary structures.
Reg. 124 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 9(1).
124 Registered building practitioner or endorsed building engineer must document performance solutions in certificate of compliance
Reg. 124(1) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 9(2).
(1) A registered building practitioner or endorsed building engineer who issues a certificate under section 238 of the Act that certifies that a performance solution complies with a performance requirement of the BCA in relation to proposed building work must record in writing the following—
(a) the performance requirement with which the performance solution complies;
Reg. 124(1)(b) amended by S.R. Nos 180/2018 reg. 7, 73/2021 reg. 9(2).
(b) details of any of the following that the registered building practitioner or endorsed building engineer uses or relies on in determining that the performance solution complies with the performance requirement—
(i) the assessment method or methods;
(ii) the details of any expert judgement;
(iii) the details of any tests or calculations;
(iv) the details of any standards or other information.
Reg. 124(2) amended by S.R. No. 73/2021 reg. 9(2).
(2) A registered building practitioner or endorsed building engineer must within 7 days after a request from the relevant building surveyor give to the relevant building surveyor a copy of the record prepared under subregulation (1).