Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2010 (NO 1) (NO 15 OF 2010) - REG 21

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Part 21     Transitional—Building Legislation Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)

110     Building code 2010 edition—delayed application of energy efficiency provisions—Act, s 136 (4)

    (1)     Provisions of the 2010 edition of the building code that relate to energy efficiency do not apply to building work in relation to an exempt building if the work is completed before 1 January 2011.

    (2)     Provisions of the 2010 edition of the building code that relate to energy efficiency do not apply to building work if—

        (a)     for building work that requires development approval under the Planning and Development Act 2007 —application for the approval is made before 1 July 2010; and

        (b)     building approval for the work is issued before the applicable date.

    (3)     Provisions of the 2009 edition of the building code that relate to energy efficiency apply to building work mentioned in subsection (1) or (2).

    (4)     In this section:

"applicable date" for building work, means—

        (a)     1 January 2011 if the work is for—

              (i)     a class 1 or class 10 building; or

              (ii)     a class 2 building (other than a class 2 building mentioned in paragraph (b) (i)); and

        (b)     1 May 2011 if the work is for—

              (i)     a class 2 building and a change is required to the development approval, or the application for development approval, to comply with the 2010 edition of the building code; or

              (ii)     a class 3, class 4, class 5, class 6, class 7, class 8 or class 9 building.

111     Expiry—pt 21

This part expires on 1 May 2011.