3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

Building Code of Australia has the same meaning as in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

building compliance declaration—see section 8(3).

building element—see section 6.

building practitioner—see section 7(1).

building work—see section 4.

class of building means a building of that class as recognised by the Building Code of Australia.

close associate has the same meaning as in the Home Building Act 1989.

compliance declaration means a design compliance declaration, principal compliance declaration or building compliance declaration.

Department means the department in which this Act is administered.

design includes a plan or specification or a report detailing a design.

design compliance declaration—see section 8(1).

design practitioner means a person who prepares regulated designs.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

occupation certificate means an occupation certificate issued under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

performance solution has the same meaning as in the Building Code of Australia.

practitioner means a design practitioner, principal design practitioner, professional engineer, specialist practitioner or building practitioner.

preparing or varying a regulated design or other design means—

(a) actually preparing or varying the design, or

(b) coordinating or supervising the preparation or variation of the design.

principal compliance declaration—see section 8(2).

principal contractor—see section 7(2).

principal design practitioner means a person who coordinates the provision of design compliance declarations for the purposes of building work done by a building practitioner.

professional engineer means a person who carries out professional engineering work in a prescribed area of engineering within the meaning of section 32.

professional engineering work—see section 31.

register as a registered practitioner includes renew or restore registration.

registered body corporate means a registered practitioner that is a body corporate.