Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AIRPORTS ACT 1996 - SECT 98

Building activities

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, the following activities are building activities :

  (a)   constructing buildings or other structures;

  (b)   altering the structure of buildings or other structures;

  (c)   undertaking, constructing or altering earthworks (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures);

  (d)   undertaking, constructing or altering engineering works, electrical works or hydraulic works (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures);

  (e)   demolishing, destroying, dismantling or removing:

  (i)   buildings or other structures; or

  (ii)   earthworks; or

  (iii)   engineering works; or

  (iv)   electrical works; or

  (v)   hydraulic works;

  (f)   undertaking land clearing;

  (g)   an activity of a kind prescribed in the regulations.

Structures

  (2)   For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be structures :

  (a)   bridges;

  (b)   fences;

  (c)   towers and pylons;

  (d)   tents and other temporary structures.

Earthworks or engineering works

  (3)   For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be earthworks or engineering works :

  (a)   runways, taxiways and aprons;

  (b)   surface carparks;

  (c)   retaining walls;

  (d)   dams;

  (e)   roads;

  (f)   railways;

  (g)   pipelines;

  (h)   tunnels.