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Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020
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8 Compliance declarations
> > (1) In this Act, design compliance declaration means a declaration in the form and manner prescribed by the regulations as to the following—
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> > > (a) whether or not a regulated design prepared for building work complies with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia,
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> > > (b) whether or not the design complies with other applicable requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection,
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> > > (c) whether or not other standards, codes or requirements have been applied in preparing the design,
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> > > (d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) In this Act, principal compliance declaration means a declaration in the form and manner prescribed by the regulations as to the following—
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> > > (a) whether or not a design compliance declaration has been provided in accordance with this Act for each regulated design prepared for the building work,
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> > > (b) whether or not each design compliance declaration has been provided by a registered design practitioner whose registration authorises the practitioner to provide a declaration as to the matters to which the declaration relates,
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> > > (c) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (3) In this Act, building compliance declaration means a declaration made in the form and manner prescribed by the regulations as to the following—
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> > > (a) whether or not the building work complies with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia,
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> > > (b) whether or not the building work complies with other applicable requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection,
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> > > (c) if the building work does not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), the steps required to be taken to ensure compliance,
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> > > (d) for a regulated design used for the building work, whether or not the design was prepared by a registered design practitioner and the building work was built in accordance with the design,
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> > > (e) whether or not a design compliance declaration has been obtained in relation to regulated designs used for the building work,
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> > > (f) whether or not a registered principal design practitioner was appointed in relation to the building work,
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> > > (g) whether or not a principal compliance declaration was obtained in relation to the regulated designs and design compliance declarations relating to the building work,
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> > > (h) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.