Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
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sch.6-sec.7 Documents supporting an alternative solution
This section applies to an application if, for the application, an alternative solution under the Queensland Development Code is proposed to be used to comply with a performance criteria of the code. The application must be accompanied by— a document that states— each performance criteria the alternative solution is intended to satisfy; and details of the alternative solution, including, for example, how the alternative solution differs from the performance criteria; and how the alternative solution will satisfy the performance criteria; and details of the test results and other information relied on to develop the alternative solution; and any document certifying technical details or drawings for the alternative solution provided by a competent person for developing the alternative solution. In this section— competent person , for developing an alternative solution, means any of the following persons— a person who holds a licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 under which the person is qualified to develop the solution; a registered professional engineer for an area of engineering relevant to developing the solution; another person the local government deciding the application considers is competent to develop the solution. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.1) This section applies to an application if, for the application, an alternative solution under the Queensland Development Code is proposed to be used to comply with a performance criteria of the code. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.2) The application must be accompanied by— a document that states— each performance criteria the alternative solution is intended to satisfy; and details of the alternative solution, including, for example, how the alternative solution differs from the performance criteria; and how the alternative solution will satisfy the performance criteria; and details of the test results and other information relied on to develop the alternative solution; and any document certifying technical details or drawings for the alternative solution provided by a competent person for developing the alternative solution. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.3) In this section— competent person , for developing an alternative solution, means any of the following persons— a person who holds a licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 under which the person is qualified to develop the solution; a registered professional engineer for an area of engineering relevant to developing the solution; another person the local government deciding the application considers is competent to develop the solution.
- (a) a document that states— (i) each performance criteria the alternative solution is intended to satisfy; and (ii) details of the alternative solution, including, for example, how the alternative solution differs from the performance criteria; and (iii) how the alternative solution will satisfy the performance criteria; and (iv) details of the test results and other information relied on to develop the alternative solution; and