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Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1992
Item 39: [Materials for repair or constrItem 39: [Materials for repair or construction of buildings etc.]
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#### Item 39: \[Materials for repair or construction of buildings etc.\]
(1) The following goods, if they are of a kind ordinarily used as raw materials in the construction or repair of buildings, fixtures, structures or other works that are attached to land:
(a) structural building units or architectural building units;
(b) boards, sheets and linings;
(c) wall ties;
(d) dampcourse and materials for dampcourse;
(e) roofing materials (including skylights);
(f) wall, roof and ceiling ventilators;
(g) flooring for buildings, for application in a plastic condition;
(h) metal building materials, including:
(i) girders, rods, bars, wire, sheets, mesh and lathing;
(ii) fabricated units made up of goods covered by subparagraph (i);
(iii) attachments for fabricated units covered by subparagraph (ii);
(i) plaster, plaster products and goods having structural uses similar to plaster and plaster products;
(j) piping, tubing, and fittings (and parts for fittings) for piping and tubing;
(k) glass (including wired glass) and glass substitutes;
(l) leadlights and other lights panels or squares having similar uses and made principally of glass and metal;
(m) pavement lights, and components for the on‑site construction of pavement lights;
(n) doors and door frames;
(na) windows, shutters, window frames, louvre frames, window sashes, window screens and window fittings;
(o) builders hardware;
(p) bonding, setting and sealing agents.
(2) Boards, sheets and linings for use by a person exclusively in the construction or repair of buildings or other fixtures.
(3) This Item does not cover:
(a) duct work, or channelling, of a kind ordinarily used in forced‑draught ventilating or air‑conditioning systems;
(b) fittings, accessories and attachments for goods covered by paragraph (a), or goods designed to form part of goods covered by paragraph (a);
(c) piping, tubing or channelling of a kind ordinarily used for slides or water slides;
(d) piping or tubing of a kind ordinarily used in, or in connection with, beer drawing plant;
(e) rubber hose or rubber tubing, or any other hose or tubing of a kind ordinarily used for any of the purposes for which rubber hose or rubber tubing is ordinarily used;
(f) liners and filtering equipment for swimming pools and spas, or goods designed to form part of swimming pools or spas;
(g) tiles, or floor coverings, made of cork, linoleum, rubber, vinyls or similar materials;
(h) carpeting (including carpet tiles or squares);
(i) electrical fittings, accessories or equipment;
(j) goods covered by Item 5, 6 or 7 in Schedule 2.
In this subitem, rubber includes synthetic rubber.
(4) Goods for use by a person exclusively as raw materials in the construction or on‑site repair of piping or tubing covered by paragraph (1)(j).
(5) Manholes or inspection shafts for use by a person exclusively in connection with piping or tubing covered by paragraph (1)(j).