13Certain work excluded from being building work

13 Certain work excluded from being building work

13 Certain work excluded from being building work

(1) For the purposes of section 4(1) and (2)(b) of the Act, the following work is excluded from being building work—

(a) work that is carried out as exempt development, other than waterproofing,

(b) work that is waterproofing, but only if—

(i) the work is carried out as a result of alterations to a bathroom, kitchen, laundry or toilet, and

(ii) the alterations are carried out as exempt development, and

(iii) the work, including the agreement to carry out the work, relates only to a single dwelling,

(c) work that is carried out in compliance with an order given by a council for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993, section 124,

(d) work that is carried out in compliance with a development control order under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Division 9.3,

(e) work that is exempted from a provision of the Building Code of Australia under the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021, section 74, 111 or 117,

(f) work that is the repair, renovation or protective treatment of a fire safety system for the purposes of maintaining a component of the fire safety system, except a load-bearing component that is essential to the stability of a building,

(g) work that is the repair, renovation or protective treatment of a building, but only if—

(i) the work involves a mechanical, plumbing or electrical service, and

(ii) the work is carried out for the purposes of maintaining a component of a system in the building,

(h) work that is excluded from being residential building work in the Home Building Act 1989, Schedule 1, clause 2(3)(a), as if a reference to residential building work in that Act is a reference to building work,