142Notice of demolition work

142 Notice of demolition work

142 Notice of demolition work

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking who proposes to carry out the following demolition work must ensure written notice is given to the regulator in accordance with this section at least 5 days before the work commences—

(a) demolition of a structure, or part of a structure that is load-bearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure, that is at least 6 metres in height,

(b) demolition work involving load shifting machinery on a suspended floor,

(c) demolition work involving explosives.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.

Note—

See the Act, section 268, for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading information under the Act or this regulation.

(2) The notice must be given in the form required by the regulator.

(3) Subsection (4) applies to an emergency service organisation in relation to demolition work carried out or proposed to be carried out by an emergency service worker at the direction of the emergency service organisation in responding to an emergency.

(4) An emergency service organisation must give notice under subsection (1) as soon as practicable, whether before or after the work is carried out.

(5) In this section a reference to the height of a structure is a reference to the height of the structure measured from the lowest level of the ground immediately adjacent to the base of the structure at the point at which the height is to be measured to its highest point.