Australian Capital Territory
Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015
A2015-12
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Legislation repealed	2
Part 2	Building Act 2004
	5	Meaning of building work
Section 6 (1), new note	3
	6	Preliminary
Division 3.1	3
	7	Approval requirements
Section 29 (1) (e)	3
	8	Sign to be displayed for certain building work
Section 37A (1), note	3
	9	Sign to be displayed for building work in prescribed development
Section 37B (1), note	3
	10	Application of pt 5 to building work
Section 65	4
	11	Division 6.1 heading	4
	12	Application of pt 6 to building work
Section 83	4
	13	Section 84 heading	4
	14	Division 8.2 heading	4
	15	Section 139B heading	4
	16	Section 139B (2) (a)	4
	17	Section 139B (4)	5
	18	Regulation-making power
Section 152 (2)	5
	19	New section 152 (3) (d)	5
	20	Dictionary, definition of asbestos code	5
	21	Dictionary, definition of asbestos removal control plan	5
Part 3	Building (General) Regulation 2008
	22	Section 6 heading	6
	23	Section 6 (5)	6
	24	Section 6 (6), definitions of minor maintenance and minor maintenance work	6
	25	Requirements for plans for asbestos removal—Act, s 27 (1) (a)
Section 18 (2) (d)	6
	26	Consultation required in relation to proposed building work—Act, s 152 (3) (c)
Section 22 (2) (a)	6
	27	Section 22 (6), new definition of relevant directors‑general	7
	28	Section 37 heading	7
	29	Non-application of Legislation Act, s 47 (5)
Section 45	7
	30	Exempt buildings and building works
Schedule 1, part 1.2, item 1, column 3	7
	31	Schedule 1, part 1.2, example—item 1	7
	32	Schedule 1, part 1.3, item 25	8
	33	Dictionary, definition of asbestos removal code	8
Part 4	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004
	34	What is a builder?
Section 8 (2)	9
	35	Section 8 (2), new note	9
	36	Section 8 (3)	9
Part 5	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004
	37	Services that may be provided without licence
Section 35 (1), note	10
	38	Classes of construction occupation licence and functions
Schedule 1, part 1.3, items 1 to 5, column 3	10
	39	Schedule 1, part 1.3, new note	10
	40	Demerit grounds for occupational discipline
Schedule 2, part 2.1, item 2.1.11	10
Part 6	Environment Protection Act 1997
	41	Activities requiring environmental authorisation
Schedule 1, table 1.2, item 7, column 2, paragraph (b)	11
	42	Dictionary, note 2	11
Part 7	Planning and Development Regulation 2008
	43	Exemptions from requirement for development approval
Schedule 1, section 1.92 (1)	12
	44	Schedule 1, section 1.92 (2), new definition of plantation forestry area	12
	45	Schedule 3, part 3.2, item 9, column 2	12
	46	Schedule 3, part 3.4 heading	13
Part 8	Utilities Act 2000
	47	Determination of fee
Section 45 (2) (a) (ii)	14
Part 9	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
	48	Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed
Section 458, new note	15

Australian Capital Territory
Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015
A2015-12

An Act to amend legislation about planning, building and the environment, and for other purposes

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015.
2	Commencement
This Act 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 Act amends the following legislation:
·	Building Act 2004
·	Building (General) Regulation 2008
·	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004
·	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004
·	Environment Protection Act 1997
·	Planning and Development Regulation 2008
·	Utilities Act 2000
·	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
4	Legislation repealed
The following legislation is repealed:
·	Building (Asbestos code‑asbestos removal control plan) Determination 2006 (DI2006-174)
·	Building (Asbestos code‑minor maintenance work) Determination 2006 (DI2006-175).

Part 2	Building Act 2004
5	Meaning of building work
Section 6 (1), new note
insert
Note	Building work, for pt 6 (Residential buildings—statutory warranties, insurance and fidelity certificates) does not include work in relation to the demolition of a whole building (see s 84).
6	Preliminary
Division 3.1
omit
7	Approval requirements
Section 29 (1) (e)
omit
asbestos code
substitute
Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
8	Sign to be displayed for certain building work
Section 37A (1), note
omit
9	Sign to be displayed for building work in prescribed development
Section 37B (1), note
omit
10	Application of pt 5 to building work
Section 65
omit
11	Division 6.1 heading
substitute
Division 6.1	Interpretation—pt 6
12	Application of pt 6 to building work
Section 83
omit
13	Section 84 heading
substitute
84	Definitions—pt 6
14	Division 8.2 heading
substitute
Division 8.2	Codes of practice
15	Section 139B heading
substitute
139B	Approval of codes of practice
16	Section 139B (2) (a)
omit
if the work involves the use, handling or disposal of asbestos
17	Section 139B (4)
omit
the asbestos code, and any instrument applied (with or without change) by the asbestos
substitute
a code, and any instrument applied (with or without change) by the 
18	Regulation-making power
Section 152 (2)
after
a building
insert
or building work (an exemption)
19	New section 152 (3) (d)
before the note, insert
	(d)	an exemption.
20	Dictionary, definition of asbestos code
omit
21	Dictionary, definition of asbestos removal control plan
omit
asbestos code
substitute
Dangerous Substances Act 2004 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Part 3	Building (General) Regulation 2008
22	Section 6 heading
substitute
6	Exempt buildings and building work generally—Act, s 152 (2)
23	Section 6 (5)
omit
24	Section 6 (6), definitions of minor maintenance and minor maintenance work
omit
25	Requirements for plans for asbestos removal—Act, s 27 (1) (a)
Section 18 (2) (d)
omit
under the asbestos code
26	Consultation required in relation to proposed building work—Act, s 152 (3) (c)
Section 22 (2) (a)
omit
director-general responsible for municipal services and the director‑general responsible for registration and regulatory services
substitute
relevant directors-general
27	Section 22 (6), new definition of relevant directors‑general
insert
relevant directors-general means the following:
	(a)	the director-general of the administrative unit responsible for municipal services;
	(b)	the director-general of the administrative unit responsible for the Dangerous Substances Act 2004;
	(c)	the director-general of the administrative unit responsible for the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
28	Section 37 heading
substitute
37	Building work to which pt 6 does not apply
29	Non-application of Legislation Act, s 47 (5)
Section 45
omit
asbestos removal code or the
30	Exempt buildings and building works
Schedule 1, part 1.2, item 1, column 3
omit
31	Schedule 1, part 1.2, example—item 1
omit
32	Schedule 1, part 1.3, item 25
omit
33	Dictionary, definition of asbestos removal code
omit

Part 4	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004
34	What is a builder?
Section 8 (2)
omit
, other than building work that involves handling asbestos or disturbing friable asbestos
35	Section 8 (2), new note 
insert
Note 2	For building work that involves asbestos removal, a builder must hold an asbestos removal licence (see Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, div 8.10.1).
36	Section 8 (3)
omit

Part 5	Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004
37	Services that may be provided without licence
Section 35 (1), note
omit
38	Classes of construction occupation licence and functions
Schedule 1, part 1.3, items 1 to 5, column 3
omit
or handling asbestos
39	Schedule 1, part 1.3, new note
after item 5, insert
Note	For building work that involves asbestos removal, a builder must hold an asbestos removal licence (see Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, div 8.10.1).
40	Demerit grounds for occupational discipline
Schedule 2, part 2.1, item 2.1.11
omit

Part 6	Environment Protection Act 1997
41	Activities requiring environmental authorisation
Schedule 1, table 1.2, item 7, column 2, paragraph (b)
substitute
	(b)	an area identified on a precinct map in the territory plan as an area where plantation forestry is permitted subject to development assessment; or
42	Dictionary, note 2
insert
·	territory plan

Part 7	Planning and Development Regulation 2008
43	Exemptions from requirement for development approval
Schedule 1, section 1.92 (1)
omit
an area identified as a P4 (Plantation forestry precinct) precinct in the territory plan
substitute
a plantation forestry area
44	Schedule 1, section 1.92 (2), new definition of plantation forestry area
insert
plantation forestry area means an area identified on a precinct map in the territory plan as an area where plantation forestry is permitted subject to development assessment.
45	Schedule 3, part 3.2, item 9, column 2
omit
as a P4 (Plantation forestry precinct) precinct in the territory plan
substitute
on a precinct map in the territory plan as an area where plantation forestry is permitted subject to development assessment
46	Schedule 3, part 3.4 heading
substitute
Part 3.4	Maps

Part 8	Utilities Act 2000
47	Determination of fee
Section 45 (2) (a) (ii)
omit
director-general under part 5 (Technical regulation)
substitute
technical regulator

Part 9	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
48	Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed
Section 458, new note
insert
Note 3	For certain asbestos removal work that involves building work, a licensed asbestos removalist must also be, or be supervised by, a licensed builder under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 26 March 2015.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 20 May 2015.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 5 May 2015. 

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

© Australian Capital Territory 2015