Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2021 (NO 22 OF 2021) - REG 6

After regulation 15

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Part 2B     Independent review of significant and complex buildings

15AA     Meaning of significant and complex building

    (1)     A significant and complex building is a building that has 2 or more of the following characteristics:

(a)     a building that is intended to be any of the following:

(i)     a building with an effective height of more than 25 m;

(ii)     a building designed to use one or more performance solutions to demonstrate compliance with a performance requirement that relates to material or systems to be used for structural safety;

(iii)     a building designed to use one or more performance solutions to demonstrate compliance with a performance requirement that relates to material or systems to be used for fire safety;

(iv)     located in an area prone to natural disaster or subject to environmental conditions that are adverse to construction of buildings;

(b)     a building that is classified as a Class 2 building and that has 3 or more storeys;

(c)     a building that is intended to be occupied by more than 100 people concurrently;

(d)     a building that is intended to be used as premises of any of the following:

(i)     a health service within the meaning of section 9 of the Health Service Act 2021 ;

(ii)     a provider of services as defined in section 2(1) of the Disability Services Act 1993 ;

(iii)     a childcare service;

(iv)     a retirement village or aged care facility.

    (2)     In addition to subregulation (1), a significant and complex building includes a building that is classified as having Building Importance Level 4 under the Building Code.

    (3)     In addition to subregulation (1), the Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine a type of building to be a significant and complex building.

15AB     Meaning of significant and complex building work

    (1)     Significant and complex building work is building work carried out as an alteration or modification to:

(a)     a significant and complex building; or

(b)     a building that, if completed, would make the building a significant and complex building.

    (2)     In addition to subregulation (1), the Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine a type of building work to be significant and complex building work.

15AC     Meaning of independent review engineer

        An independent review engineer is an individual:

(a)     who is a building practitioner registered as a Certifying Engineer (Structural); and

(b)     with a minimum of 10 years' experience as a Certifying Engineer (Structural) or 10 years' equivalent experience approved by the Practitioners Board; and

(c)     with the status of Chartered Professional Engineer recognised by Engineers Australia or an equivalent professional association.