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Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
4DCrown building work—designs prepared
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#### 4D Crown building work—designs prepared
4D Crown building work—designs prepared
> > (1) This clause applies to a design for Crown building work if—
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> > > (a) the design was prepared before 1 July 2021, and
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> > > (b) the person who prepared the design is not eligible to be registered after 30 June 2021 in a class that would permit the person to provide a design compliance declaration for the design, and
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> > > (c) the Crown building work to which it relates is commenced after 31 July 2021 and before 1 July 2022.
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> > (2) The design is taken to be a regulated design for which a design compliance declaration has been given if a registered design practitioner—
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> > > (a) assesses whether or not the design complies with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia, and
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> > > (b) issues a certificate in an approved form that the design does comply with the requirements.
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> > (3) The registered building practitioner must not carry out Crown building work to which the design relates until copies of the design and certificate are provided to the Secretary.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units for a body corporate or 100 penalty units for an individual.
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> > (4) If a design that is taken to be a regulated design is varied on or after 1 July 2021, this clause no longer applies to the design.
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> > Note—
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> > A registered design practitioner will be required to prepare the varied design.