5Building work to which this Act applies[[1]](#endnote-2)

5 Building work to which this Act applies[[1]](#endnote-2) (1) This Act applies to the following work— (a) the erection or construction of a home, including— (i) any associated work including, but not limited to, landscaping, paving and the erection or construction of any building or fixture associated with the home (such as retaining structures, driveways, fencing, garages, carports, workshops, swimming pools or spas); and (ii) the provision of lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, water supply, sewerage or drainage to the home or the property on which the home is, or is to be; (b) the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of a home; (c) any work such as landscaping, paving or the erection or construction of retaining structures, driveways, fencing, garages, workshops, swimming pools or spas that is to be carried out in conjunction with the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of a home; (d) the demolition or removal of a home; (e) any work associated with the construction or erection of a building— (i) on land that is zoned for residential purposes under a planning scheme under the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**; and (ii) in respect of which a building permit is required under the **Building Act 1993**; (f) any site work (including work required to gain access, or to remove impediments to access, to a site) related to work referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e); (g) the preparation of plans or specifications for the carrying out of work referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f); S. 5(1)(ga) inserted by No. 4/2024 s. 4. (ga) the managing or arranging of the carrying out of work referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g); (h) any work that the regulations state is building work for the purposes of this Act. (2) A reference to a home in subsection (1) includes a reference to any part of a home. S. 6 amended by No. 15/2016 s. 4(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).