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Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
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#### 63 Definitions
63 Definitions
> In this Part—
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> design work means the provision of a design compliance declaration or the preparation of a regulated design.
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> insured person means the individual or body corporate to whom the professional indemnity policy is issued.
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> liability of a registered practitioner means liability to pay compensatory damages for breach of professional duty as a registered practitioner arising from—
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> > (a) an act or omission of the practitioner, or
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> > (b) conduct of the practitioner that would constitute a breach of one or more of the following provisions, or a failure by the practitioner to comply with a guarantee that applies because of one or more of the following provisions—
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> > > (i) the [Australian Consumer Law](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, sections 18, 29 or 30, or Part 3–2, Division 1, Subdivision B,
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> > > (ii) a provision of the legislation of this, or another State or Territory, that corresponds to a provision in subparagraph (i).
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> principal design work means the provision of a principal compliance declaration.
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> professional indemnity policy means an insurance policy that complies with the provisions of this Part and that indemnifies an individual, body corporate or partnership against the liability of the registered design practitioner, registered principal design practitioner or registered professional engineer covered by the policy.
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> registered employee of a body corporate or partnership means an employee of the body corporate or partnership who is a registered individual.
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> registered individual means an individual who is a registered design practitioner, registered principal design practitioner or registered professional engineer.
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> registered partner of a partnership means a partner in the partnership who is a registered individual.