Australian Capital Territory

Building Regulations Amendment
Subordinate Law 2000 No 54

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Building Act 1972.
	Dated 6 December 2000.
BRENDAN SMYTH
Minister
KATE CARNELL
Minister

1 	Commencement
	These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.
2 	Regulations amended
	These regulations amend the Building Regulations.
3 	Substitution
	Regulation 1 is repealed and the following regulation substituted:
“1 	Name of regulations
	These regulations are the Building Regulations 1972.”.
4 	Insertion
	The following regulation is inserted at the end:
“22 	Exemptions for photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters and airconditioners
“(1) 	Parts 3 and 5A of the Act do not apply to building work for the installation, alteration or removal of—
	(a)	an externally mounted photovoltaic panel or solar water heater for a class 1 or class 10a building, if the building work—
	(i)	does not involve any alteration that would affect the structural sufficiency or stability of the building; and
	(ii)	complies with the building code; or
	(b)	an externally mounted airconditioning unit for a class 1 or class 10a building, if—
	(i)	the building work does not involve any alteration that would affect the structural sufficiency or stability of the building; and
	(ii)	the building work complies with the building code; and
	(iii)	the unit is not the main source of ventilation—
	(A)	if the unit is installed for a particular room—for that room; or
	(B)	if the unit is installed for a building—for that building.
Note 	The building code includes standards for load bearing and waterproofing.
“(2) 	In this regulation:
solar water heater, for a building, means a solar water panel designed to be mounted externally, together with any hot water tank that holds water heated by the panel.”.

	
Endnotes
Regulations amended
1	Republished as in force on 31 July 1999 (Republication No 4). 
2	Notified in Gazette 2000 No 51 on 21 December 2000.

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