Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
7ADesign practitioner—building design
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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—
(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,
(b) make a design compliance declaration for the regulated design.
(2) Despite subclause (1), the design practitioner is not authorised prepare or vary a regulated design if the design is—
(a) a design that would constitute the provision of an architectural service within the meaning of the Architects Act 2003, or
(b) a design that would constitute the carrying out of professional engineering work, or
(c) a design that may be prepared or varied by a design practitioner in the class of—
(i) design practitioner—fire systems (detection and alarm systems), or
(ii) design practitioner—fire systems (fire hydrant and fire hose reel), or
(iii) design practitioner—fire systems (fire sprinkler), or
(iv) design practitioner—fire systems (mechanical smoke control).