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166BMeaning of emergency accommodation building
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166B Meaning of emergency accommodation building
For the purposes of this Part an ***emergency accommodation building*** means a building that—
(a) is constructed or proposed to be constructed on land on which—
(i) an existing Class 1a building has been destroyed or rendered unfit for occupation as a result of an emergency; and
(ii) at the time the Class 1a building was destroyed or rendered unfit for occupation it was the principal place of residence of the owner of the land; and
The definition of ***construct*** in section 3 of the Act includes altering an existing building or placing or relocating a building on land so a building constructed elsewhere and placed or relocated on land would be constructed on the land.
(b) is intended for use as the principal place of residence of the owner of the land before or during—
(i) the repair of the existing Class 1a building; or
(ii) the construction of a new Class 1a building on the land; and
(c) has a floor area of—
(i) 60m2 or less; or
(ii) a size greater than 60m2, if that greater size has been approved in writing by the relevant council for the purposes of this regulation.
Reg. 166C (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 80/2023 reg. 6(a).
Reg. 166C inserted by S.R. No. 83/2020 reg. 5.