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Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
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#### 7A Design practitioner—building design
7A Design practitioner—building design
> > (1) A registered design practitioner who holds a design practitioner—building design class of registration is authorised to do the following—
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> > > (a) for building work other than building work that is, or part of which is, a class 2 building—prepare or vary a regulated design in relation to the design of a building,
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> > > (b) make a design compliance declaration for the regulated design.
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> > (2) Despite subclause (1), the design practitioner is not authorised prepare or vary a regulated design if the design is—
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> > > (a) a design that would constitute the provision of an architectural service within the meaning of the [Architects Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2003-089), or
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> > > (b) a design that would constitute the carrying out of professional engineering work, or
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> > > (c) a design that may be prepared or varied by a design practitioner in the class of—
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> > > > (i) design practitioner—fire systems (detection and alarm systems), or
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> > > > (ii) design practitioner—fire systems (fire hydrant and fire hose reel), or
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> > > > (iii) design practitioner—fire systems (fire sprinkler), or
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> > > > (iv) design practitioner—fire systems (mechanical smoke control).