Australian Capital Territory
Building Regulations Amendment
Subordinate Law 2001 No 21

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Building Act 1972.
Dated 2 July 2001.
BRENDAN SMYTH
Minister
BILL STEFANIAK
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Building Regulations Amendment
Subordinate Law 2001 No 21
made under the
Building Act 1972

    

1	Commencement
These regulations commence on the commencement of the Building Amendment Act 2001.
2	Regulations amended
These regulations amend the Building Regulations 1972.
3	Regulation 2
substitute
2 	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of these regulations is part of these regulations.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of these regulations defines certain words and expressions used in these regulations, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other words and expressions defined elsewhere in these regulations or in other legislation, the building code or the Australian standards.
	For example, the signpost definition ‘registered construction practitioner—see the Construction Practitioners Registration Act 1998, section 3’ means that the expression ‘registered construction practitioner’ is defined in section 3 of that Act and the definition applies to these regulations.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulations unless the definition, or another provision of the regulations, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 11F and s 11G).
4	New regulation 2A
insert
2A 	Notes
A note included in these regulations is explanatory and is not part of these regulations.
Note	See Interpretation Act 1967, s 12 (1), (4) and (5) (as applied by s 9 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989)  for the legal status of notes.
5	New regulation 20A
insert
20A 	Exempt buildings
	(1)	The following buildings are exempt from the operation of the Act:
	(a)	bridges;
	(b)	dams;
	(c)	retaining walls which are associated with bridges, dams or roads;
	(d)	temporary buildings, other than dwelling places, erected on the site of the construction of bridges, dams or roads if the buildings are to be removed on completion of the work;
	(e)	stiles;
	(f)	mesh fences less than 3m in height;
	(g)	prefabricated bus shelters;
	(h)	prefabricated playground equipment;
	(i)	signs associated with roads;
	(j)	electricity network distribution equipment;
	(k)	reservoirs
	(l)	aqueducts;
	(m)	water and sewage treatment works;
	(n)	stormwater outfalls.
	(2)	Poles and masts are exempt from the operation of the Act if they are the property of—
	(a)	the Territory; or 
	(b)	the Commonwealth; or
	(c)	a public authority of the Territory or the Commonwealth; or
	(d)	the provider of an electricity supply or telephone service.
6	New dictionary
insert
Dictionary
(see reg 2)
alternative solution—see the building code, clause A1.1.
class 2, class 3, class 4, class 5, class 6, class 7, class 8  and class 9, for a building—see the building code, clause A3.2.
dwelling means a residence.
existing plans, in relation to plans for the alteration or demolition of a building, means approved plans in relation to the existing building on the parcel of land.
registered construction practitioner—see the Construction Practitioners Registration Act 1998, section 3.
residential building—see the Act, section 58A.
site plan—see Australian Standard HB 50-1994 as in effect on
1 December 2000.

Endnotes
Regulations amended
1	Republished as in force on 31 July 1999 (Republication No 4).  See also SL 2000 No 54 and Act 2000 No 66.
Notification
2	Notified in Gazette 2001 No 28 on 12 July 2001.

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