Planning Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
8The form and content of any application, certificate, statement or other document required or issued under this Act.
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 8
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Planning Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.
8 The form and content of any application, certificate, statement or other document required or issued under this Act. 9 The qualifications or experience that must be held by a person who exercises or performs (or who is to exercise or perform) a prescribed power or function under or in relation to the operation of this Act (including as a member of a panel or other body established under this Act and including by prescribing a range of qualifications or experience that may be taken into account), and the training, examination, registration or accreditation of any person in prescribed circumstances. 10 The regulation, restriction or prohibition of the performance of any function of a prescribed class (including so as to provide that a particular step must be taken by a relevant authority or other body or person within a prescribed period). 11 Insurance requirements for prescribed classes of persons in prescribed circumstances. 12 The registration and retention of any application, report, document, plan, specification or other material lodged or provided under this Act. 13 The definition of words and expressions in an instrument under this Act. 14 The classification of various forms of development for the purposes of this Act. 15 The regulation of the design, construction, quality, safety, amenity or upkeep of buildings, including, for example: (a) the siting of buildings; (b) the fixing of building lines in relation to public roads or thoroughfares; (c) the height of buildings; (d) the minimum height or dimensions of any room or area within buildings; (e) the fire safety of buildings, and the provision and maintenance of fire-fighting equipment and other precautions; (f) the heating, cooling and air-conditioning of buildings; (g) the moisture resistance of buildings; (h) the prevention of flooding of buildings; (i) the noise-resistant construction of buildings; (j) the environmental efficiency of buildings; (k) the maintenance of buildings; (l) the health, safety or welfare of the occupants of any building.