5Parliamentary control of erection of buildings or other work within Parliamentary zone

5 Parliamentary control of erection of buildings or other work within Parliamentary zone

(1) No building or other work is to be erected on land within the Parliamentary zone unless:

(a) if the land is within the precincts as defined by subsection 3(1) of the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988—the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives jointly have; or

(b) in any other case—the Minister has;

caused a proposal for the erection of the building or work to be laid before each House of the Parliament and the proposal has been approved by resolution of each House. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent carrying out of work by way of maintenance or repair of buildings or works situated on land within the Parliamentary zone, or by way of internal alterations to those buildings or works. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to buildings and works which have reached the documentation stage by 1 December 1974.