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Schedule 10—Work authorised to be carried
out by a registered building surveyor
Regulation 259
| *Column 1*<br>*Item* | *Column 2*<br>*Category/prescribed class of building practitioner* | *Column 3*<br>*Authorised work* |
| 1 | Category of building surveyor, class of building surveyor (unlimited) | Any functions conferred on a building surveyor under the Act and these Regulations, for all classes of building of unlimited height or floor area including the following—<br>(a) issuing building permits and temporary approvals as applicable under the Act;<br>(b) arranging and undertaking inspections of building work to determine compliance with the Act, these Regulations and the building permit;<br>(c) taking actions authorised under the Act and these Regulations to ensure building work complies with the Act, these Regulations and the building permit, including issuing—<br>(i) building notices; and<br>(ii) building orders; and<br>(iii) directions to fix building work under section 37A of the Act;<br>(d) approving the use and occupation of buildings in accordance with the Act and these Regulations, including issuing occupancy permits and certificates of final inspection;<br>(e) carrying out the functions of a municipal building surveyor if the building surveyor—<br>(i) has been appointed as a municipal building surveyor in accordance with section 213 of the Act; or |
| | | (ii) is deemed to be a municipal building surveyor under section 215 of the Act; or<br>(iii) is acting as a delegate of a municipal building surveyor under section 216B of the Act, but only to the extent of carrying out the functions set out in the instrument of delegation;<br>(f) issuing certificates of compliance stating that proposed building work in the nature of design work complies with the Act and these Regulations;<br>(g) in relation to building work that has been inspected personally by that building surveyor, issuing certificates of compliance stating that the building work complies with the Act and these Regulations. |
| 2 | Category of building surveyor, class of building surveyor (limited) | Any functions conferred on a building surveyor under the Act and these Regulations, for all classes of building up to 3 storeys in height with a maximum floor area of 2000 m2 including the following—<br>(a) issuing building permits and temporary approvals as applicable under the Act;<br>(b) undertaking inspections of building work to determine compliance with the Act, these Regulations and the building permit; |
| | | (c) taking actions authorised under the Act and these Regulations to ensure building work complies with the Act, these Regulations and the building permit, including issuing—<br>(i) building notices; and<br>(ii) building orders; and<br>(iii) directions to fix building work under section 37A of the Act; |
| | | (d) approving the use and occupation of buildings in accordance with the Act and these Regulations, including issuing occupancy permits and certificates of final inspection;<br>(e) carrying out the functions of a municipal building surveyor if the building surveyor is acting as a delegate or a municipal building surveyor under section 216B of the Act, but only to the extent of carrying out the functions set out in the instrument of delegation;<br>(f) issuing certificates of compliance stating that proposed building work in the nature of design work complies with the Act and these Regulations;<br>(g) in relation to building work that has been inspected personally by that building surveyor, issuing certificates of compliance stating that the building work complies with the Act and these Regulations. |
Sch. 11 amended by S.R. Nos 116/2019 reg. 18, 2/2024 reg. 9.