Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING REGULATIONS AMENDMENT (2000 NO 54) - REG 3

    Regulation 1 is repealed and the following regulation substituted: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.”.

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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