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#### 141Q Exempt development
141Q Exempt development
> > (1) Development for the purposes of temporary housing that is carried out by or on behalf of a relevant authority or social housing provider is exempt development if—
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> > > (a) the development meets the general requirements for temporary housing, and
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> > > (b) the dwelling—
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> > > > (i) is in a class 1a building within the meaning of the Building Code of Australia, and
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> > > > (ii) is not occupied by more than a single household at a time, and
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> > > > (iii) is not used for temporary housing after the day that is 5 years from the occupation date, and
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> > > > (iv) is not in a hospital, and
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> > > > (v) was not, before the development is carried out, residential accommodation used as supportive accommodation within the meaning of section 34, and
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> > > > (vi) was not, before the development is carried out, accommodation ancillary to an educational establishment or place of public worship.
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> > (2) Despite subsection (1), development for the purposes of temporary housing that is carried out by or on behalf of a relevant authority or social housing provider is not exempt development if the dwelling is—
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> > > (a) accommodation in a hospital, or
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> > > (b) accommodation ancillary to—
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> > > > (i) educational establishments, or
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> > > > (ii) places of public worship.
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> **s 141Q:** Ins 2024 (652), Sch 1\[3\]. Am 2025 (291), Sch 1\[22\] \[23\].