Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This section sets out how to work out the closed area of the overhead cover of a place.
(2) The closed area of the overhead cover of a place is the area of the vertical projection (inside the place) of the overhead cover.
Examples
1 A bar has a sloping ceiling. The closed area of the ceiling is worked out as the area of the projection onto a horizontal plane (the ‘plan view') of the ceiling, not the (larger) surface area of the ceiling itself.
2 A beer garden has a wooden lattice overhead cover. The closed area of the overhead cover is worked out as the area of the projection onto a horizontal plane (the ‘plan view') of the wooden lattice itself. The area of the gaps in the lattice is part of the open area of the overhead cover (see s 12).
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) For subsection (2), an overhead cover made of flyscreen, shadecloth or canvas is taken to have a solid surface.
(4) In this section:
"overhead cover" includes part of an overhead cover.