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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
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### sec.20B Committees
The Building Products Advisory Committee is established.
The Building Products Advisory Committee—
consists of the members prescribed by regulation; and
has a primary function of giving the Minister, commissioner and board advice about the following matters—
the suitability of particular building products for particular uses;
the safety of particular building products, whether or not they are associated with an existing building;
the safety of a building with which a non-conforming building product has been associated;
how to promote the safe use of building products in the building industry;
how to raise awareness of non-conforming building products;
action under this Act that may be appropriate for dealing with non-conforming building products; and
has any other functions prescribed by regulation; and
has all the powers necessary for performing its functions, including obtaining expert advice from industry bodies and other persons.
The board, or the Minister, may appoint other committees to advise the Minister, commissioner or board on particular subjects.
s 20B ins 2013 No. 38 s 5
sub 2017 No. 29 s 5
(sec.20B-ssec.1) The Building Products Advisory Committee is established.
(sec.20B-ssec.2) The Building Products Advisory Committee— consists of the members prescribed by regulation; and has a primary function of giving the Minister, commissioner and board advice about the following matters— the suitability of particular building products for particular uses; the safety of particular building products, whether or not they are associated with an existing building; the safety of a building with which a non-conforming building product has been associated; how to promote the safe use of building products in the building industry; how to raise awareness of non-conforming building products; action under this Act that may be appropriate for dealing with non-conforming building products; and has any other functions prescribed by regulation; and has all the powers necessary for performing its functions, including obtaining expert advice from industry bodies and other persons.
(sec.20B-ssec.3) The board, or the Minister, may appoint other committees to advise the Minister, commissioner or board on particular subjects.
- (a) consists of the members prescribed by regulation; and
- (b) has a primary function of giving the Minister, commissioner and board advice about the following matters— (i) the suitability of particular building products for particular uses; (ii) the safety of particular building products, whether or not they are associated with an existing building; (iii) the safety of a building with which a non-conforming building product has been associated; (iv) how to promote the safe use of building products in the building industry; (v) how to raise awareness of non-conforming building products; (vi) action under this Act that may be appropriate for dealing with non-conforming building products; and
- (i) the suitability of particular building products for particular uses;
- (ii) the safety of particular building products, whether or not they are associated with an existing building;
- (iii) the safety of a building with which a non-conforming building product has been associated;
- (iv) how to promote the safe use of building products in the building industry;
- (v) how to raise awareness of non-conforming building products;
- (vi) action under this Act that may be appropriate for dealing with non-conforming building products; and
- (c) has any other functions prescribed by regulation; and
- (d) has all the powers necessary for performing its functions, including obtaining expert advice from industry bodies and other persons.
- (i) the suitability of particular building products for particular uses;
- (ii) the safety of particular building products, whether or not they are associated with an existing building;
- (iii) the safety of a building with which a non-conforming building product has been associated;
- (iv) how to promote the safe use of building products in the building industry;
- (v) how to raise awareness of non-conforming building products;
- (vi) action under this Act that may be appropriate for dealing with non-conforming building products; and