Building Amendment Regulations 2002
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Building and Plumbing Regulations Board, make the following regulations under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 .
9 December 2002G. S. M. Green
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
J. G. Cox
Minister for Infrastructure
These regulations may be cited as the Building Amendment Regulations 2002 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Building Regulations 1994 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
After regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:17A. Approved or commenced works
(1) A provision of the Building Code of Australia does not apply to any building work –(a) for which a permit was granted before the provision was adopted by the State; or(b) if the building surveyor certifies in writing that substantial progress had been made on the design of the building before the provision was adopted by the State.(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a provision of the Building Code of Australia if the building surveyor and the owner of the land in respect of which building work is to be carried out agree that the provision applies to the building work.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 18 December 2002
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Building Regulations 1994 by providing that provisions of the Building Code of Australia do not apply to building work in certain circumstances.