Australian Capital Territory
Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2012-33

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Building Act 2004.
Dated 6 July 2012.
Simon Corbell
Minister
Andrew Barr
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2012-33
made under the
Building Act 2004

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Building (General) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 2).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Building (General) Regulation 2008.
4	Section 29
omit
class 10
substitute
class 10a
5	Section 36 and example
omit
class 10
substitute
class 10a or class 10b
6	New section 44AA
in part 5, insert
44AA	Energy efficiency provisions—Act, s 139C (3)
	(1)	The following provisions are prescribed:
	(a)	for a class 1 and associated class 10a building—
	(i)	the building code, volume 2, part 3.12.0.1 (Heating and cooling loads); and
	(ii)	the relevant energy efficiency provisions of the ACT appendix to the building code;
	(b)	for a class 2 building or a class 4 part—the building code, volume 1, part JO.2 (a) (Heating and cooling loads of sole‑occupancy units of a class 2 building or class 4 part).
	(2)	In this section:
ACT appendix to the building code means the Australian Capital Territory Appendix to the Building Code of Australia made under the Act, section 136 (2) as in force from time to time.
house energy rating software means computer software used to assess thermal efficiency that is—
	(a)	accredited under the nationwide house energy rating scheme; or
	(b)	determined by the construction occupations registrar under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004, section 31A (2) (b).
relevant energy efficiency provision means a provision that allows compliance with energy efficiency performance requirements for space heating and cooling loads by the use of house energy rating software.
7	Further amendments, mentions of or class 10
omit
or class 10
substitute
, class 10a or class 10b
in
·	section 24
·	section 33
·	section 34
·	schedule 2, part 2.2, item 7

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 12 July 2012.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2012