Australian Capital Territory
Building Amendment Act 2001
No. 30 of 2001
Contents
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	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Act amended	2
	4	Interpretation Section 5 (1), definition of owner, paragraph (d)	2
	5	Section 5 (1), definition of owner, new paragraphs (e) and (f)	2
	6	Section 6A	2
	7	Exemptions Section 27 (1)	3

Australian Capital Territory
Building Amendment Act 2001
No. 30 of 2001

An Act to amend the Building Act 1972 

    
    
[Notified in ACT Gazette No. 21: 24 May 2001]
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Building Amendment Act 2001.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 2001.
3	Act amended
This Act amends the Building Act 1972.
4	Interpretation
Section 5 (1), definition of owner, paragraph (d)
after
occupier
insert
; or
5	Section 5 (1), definition of owner, new paragraphs (e) and (f)
insert
	(e)	if the Territory carries out or proposes to carry out building work on the land—the Territory; or
	(f)	if the Commonwealth carries out or proposes to carry out building work on the land—the Commonwealth.
6	Section 6A
substitute
6A 	Application of Act to the Territory
	(1)	This Act, other than section 40A (Compliance with building code), does not bind the Territory in relation to building work if the Minister certifies that a contract in relation to the work was entered into before 1 July 2001. 
	(2)	This section expires on 1 July 2004.
7	Exemptions
Section 27 (1)
omit
a government agency, or a government agency included in a class of government agencies
substitute
a person

Endnote
Act amended
1	Republished as in force on 30 September 2000. (Republication No 4).  See also Acts 2000 Nos 66 and 69.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 15 February 2001]

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