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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.67WCMeaning of primary insurable work
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### sec.67WC Meaning of primary insurable work
Primary insurable work is any of the following building work if carried out by a licensed contractor and the insurable value of the work is more than the regulated amount—
the erection or construction of a residence or related roofed building;
building work within the building envelope of a residence or related roofed building;
building work for anything attached or connected to a residence or related roofed building that requires building development approval under the Building Act 1975 or a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 ;
the erection, construction or installation of a swimming pool within the meaning of the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 ;
other building work prescribed by regulation.
However, the following is not primary insurable work, but may be associated insurable work—
fencing;
landscaping;
electrical work under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 ;
installation, renovation, repair or replacement of any of the following—
air conditioning;
driveways or paths;
units for heating water regardless of the source of energy for heating, and including units for heating swimming pools;
refrigeration;
roller shades and shutter screens;
security doors and grills;
solar power units and associated electrical components;
water tanks that are not part of a primary water supply for a residence or related roofed building;
other work prescribed by regulation.
In this section—
building envelope , for a residence or related roofed building, means the outermost sides of the aggregation of the components of a building that have the primary function of separating the internal part of the residence or related roofed building from the external environment.
the slab and footings system, an external wall and a roof
regulated amount means $3,300 or the higher amount, if any, prescribed by a regulation.
s 67WC ins 2014 No. 57 s 36
amd 2018 No. 17 s 197 sch 2
(sec.67WC-ssec.1) Primary insurable work is any of the following building work if carried out by a licensed contractor and the insurable value of the work is more than the regulated amount— the erection or construction of a residence or related roofed building; building work within the building envelope of a residence or related roofed building; building work for anything attached or connected to a residence or related roofed building that requires building development approval under the Building Act 1975 or a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 ; the erection, construction or installation of a swimming pool within the meaning of the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 ; other building work prescribed by regulation.
(sec.67WC-ssec.2) However, the following is not primary insurable work, but may be associated insurable work— fencing; landscaping; electrical work under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 ; installation, renovation, repair or replacement of any of the following— air conditioning; driveways or paths; units for heating water regardless of the source of energy for heating, and including units for heating swimming pools; refrigeration; roller shades and shutter screens; security doors and grills; solar power units and associated electrical components; water tanks that are not part of a primary water supply for a residence or related roofed building; other work prescribed by regulation.
(sec.67WC-ssec.3) In this section— building envelope , for a residence or related roofed building, means the outermost sides of the aggregation of the components of a building that have the primary function of separating the internal part of the residence or related roofed building from the external environment. the slab and footings system, an external wall and a roof regulated amount means $3,300 or the higher amount, if any, prescribed by a regulation.
- (a) the erection or construction of a residence or related roofed building;
- (b) building work within the building envelope of a residence or related roofed building;
- (c) building work for anything attached or connected to a residence or related roofed building that requires building development approval under the Building Act 1975 or a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 ;
- (d) the erection, construction or installation of a swimming pool within the meaning of the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 ;
- (e) other building work prescribed by regulation.
- (a) fencing;
- (b) landscaping;
- (c) electrical work under the Electrical Safety Act 2002 ;
- (d) installation, renovation, repair or replacement of any of the following— (i) air conditioning; (ii) driveways or paths; (iii) units for heating water regardless of the source of energy for heating, and including units for heating swimming pools; (iv) refrigeration; (v) roller shades and shutter screens; (vi) security doors and grills; (vii) solar power units and associated electrical components; (viii) water tanks that are not part of a primary water supply for a residence or related roofed building;
- (i) air conditioning;
- (ii) driveways or paths;
- (iii) units for heating water regardless of the source of energy for heating, and including units for heating swimming pools;
- (iv) refrigeration;
- (v) roller shades and shutter screens;
- (vi) security doors and grills;
- (vii) solar power units and associated electrical components;
- (viii) water tanks that are not part of a primary water supply for a residence or related roofed building;
- (e) other work prescribed by regulation.
- (i) air conditioning;
- (ii) driveways or paths;
- (iii) units for heating water regardless of the source of energy for heating, and including units for heating swimming pools;
- (iv) refrigeration;
- (v) roller shades and shutter screens;
- (vi) security doors and grills;
- (vii) solar power units and associated electrical components;
- (viii) water tanks that are not part of a primary water supply for a residence or related roofed building;