Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations
(1) Building work for a fence, if the fence is—(a) no higher than 2m above the fence’s natural ground surface; and(b) not for a regulated pool.
(2) Despite subsection (1) , building work consisting of—(a) minor repairs mentioned in schedule 4 , if the minor repairs are carried out by—(i) a pool safety inspector under section 246BE of the Act ; or(ii) a person other than a pool safety inspector and a pool safety inspector issues a pool safety certificate for the minor repairs; or(b) repairs or maintenance of, or other work for, a barrier for a regulated pool mentioned in schedule 5 .
(1) Building work for a prescribed device that is no more than—(a) if the device is attached to a building or structure—3.5m above the building or structure; or(b) if the device is detached from any building or structure—10m above the device’s natural ground surface.
(2) In this section—
"prescribed device" means any of the following devices, if the device is non-load bearing—(a) an aerial;(b) an antenna;(c) a satellite dish with a maximum diameter of 900mm;(d) a flagpole, mast or tower, situated outside an area covered by the Manual of Standards, part 139 , published by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
(1) Building work for a retaining wall, other than work for a retaining wall that forms part of the fencing for a regulated pool, if—(a) there is no surcharge loading over the zone of influence for the wall; and(b) the total height of the wall and of the fill or cut retained by the wall is no more than 1m; and(c) the wall is no closer than 1.5m to a building or another retaining wall.
(2) In this section—
"finished ground level" , for a retaining wall—(a) means the ground level adjacent to the footing system of the wall at the completion of construction and landscaping; but(b) does not include the footing for the wall.
"surcharge loading" means a load applied to a soil stratum that has, or may have, the effect of consolidating the stratum, other than a load arising only from—(a) persons or vehicles on, or moving over, the stratum; or(b) the effects of rain on the stratum.
"total height of the wall" means the height of the wall measured from the finished ground level.
"zone of influence" , for the retaining wall, means the volume of soil stratum behind the wall that affects the wall’s structural integrity.
Building work that is filling or excavation for a building or structure if—
(a) the proposed cut or fill is no deeper than 1m above or below the natural ground surface; and
(b) any cut embankment is only into soil of any of the following soil types and no steeper than the gradient stated for the type—(i) for sand—2 horizontal to 1 vertical;(ii) for silt—4 horizontal to 1 vertical;(iii) for firm clay—1 horizontal to 1 vertical;(iv) for soft clay—3 horizontal to 2 vertical; and
(c) any fill embankment is no steeper than 4.0 horizontal to 1.0 vertical; and
(d) any compacted fill embankment is only into soil of any of the following soil types and no steeper than the gradient stated for the type—(i) for sand—3 horizontal to 2 vertical;(ii) for silt—4 horizontal to 1 vertical;(iii) for firm clay—2 horizontal to 1 vertical.
Building work that consists of the installation, repair, maintenance or alteration of a heating device for a building, other than a heating device that is an integral part of, or abuts, the building.
Example—a free-standing pot belly stove or other combustion heater, the chimney of which passes through the building’s ceiling and roof space
Building work that consists of the erection of a sign that is—
(a) detached from a building; and
(b) no higher than 2m; and
(c) no wider than 1.2m.
(1) Building work that consists of repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing building or structure, other than—(a) alterations to existing fencing for a regulated pool; or(b) repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing solar hot water system or photovoltaic solar panel attached to the roof of a building.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to repairs, maintenance or alterations that—(a) change the building or structure’s floor area or height; or(b) affect a structural component of the building or structure, other than a structural component mentioned in section 8 ; or(c) affect the fire safety system of the building or structure.
(1) Building work if—(a) the building work consists of repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing building other than—(i) alterations to existing fencing for a regulated pool; or(ii) repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing solar hot water system or photovoltaic solar panel attached to the roof of a building; and(b) the building work—(i) does not change the building or structure’s floor area or height; and(ii) is for, or only affects, a minor structural component of the building; and(c) the requirements under subsection (2) are met.
(2) For subsection (1) (c) , the requirements are—(a) if the building work does not affect more than 20% of the building’s structural components of the same type; or(b) if the building work is carried out on a sole-occupancy unit in the building—the work and other building work of the same type carried out on the unit in the previous 3 years does not affect more than the lesser of—(i) 20% of the unit’s gross floor area; or(ii) 40m 2 of the unit’s floor area; or(c) if the building consists of storeys and the work is not carried out on a sole-occupancy unit—the work and other building work of the same type carried out on the same storey in the previous 3 years does not affect more than the lesser of—(i) 20% of the storey’s gross floor area; or(ii) 40m 2 of the storey’s floor area.
(3) In this section—
"building" includes structure.
"gross floor area" , of a sole-occupancy unit or storey, means the total area of—(a) all parts of the unit or storey within its external walls; and(b) any other roofed part of the unit or storey.Example for paragraph (b)—a roofed balcony
"minor structural component" means—(a) the structural component is—(i) a roof beam or lintel supporting no more than 5m 2 of roof area; or(ii) a sun hood or sun blind projecting no more than 1m from the building; or(b) if the work is repairing or maintaining the structural component—a structural component that, if it was not present in the building, the building’s general safety and structural integrity would not be at risk; orExamples—• replacing a verandah post• replacing a metal connector or bracing member(c) if the work is adding the structural component to the building—the addition does not pose a risk to the building’s general safety and structural integrity.
(1) Building work that consists of repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing building if they—(a) do not change the building’s floor area or height; and(b) only affect a minor component of the building’s fire safety system; and(c) meet the requirements under subsection (2) .
(2) For subsection (1) (c) , the requirements are that the building work—(a) only affects a minor component of the system; and(b) does not affect more than 20% of the system’s components of the same type.
(3) For subsection (2) (a) , a component is minor only if, were it not present in the fire safety system, the safety of occupants of the building would not be compromised.Examples of a minor component of a fire safety system—• a sprinkler head• a smoke alarm• a smoke detector
(4) In this section—
"building" includes structure.
(1) Despite section 9 of this schedule, building work that consists of the installation of any of the following items for a chapter 7 , part 3 budget accommodation building—(a) smoke alarms;(b) a smoke detection system, unless—(i) the system is a 1670 system; and(ii) the fire safety standard requires the installation of a 1670 system in the building;(c) internally illuminated exit signs;(d) fire extinguishers.
(3) In this section—
"1670 system" means a fire safety system to which AS 1670.1- 1995 applies.
"chapter 7, part 3 budget accommodation building" means a budget accommodation building to which chapter 7 , part 3 of the Act applies.
Building work for a temporary site office, gantry or scaffolding on a building site.
Building work that consists of erecting a tent if the tent’s floor area is no more than 500m 2.
(1) Building work for a class 10 building or structure that meets the requirements of subsection (2) , other than building work—(a) within Wind Region C (tropical cyclone area) mentioned in AS 1170.2-2011 ‘Structural design actions Wind actions’; or(b) for a rainwater tank for a new building; or(c) for a deck that is roofed or higher than 1m above the deck’s natural ground surface; or(d) for a regulated pool or its fence; or(e) for a solar hot water system or photovoltaic solar panel.
(2) For subsection (1) , the requirements are—(a) the plan area of the class 10 building or structure is no more than 10m 2; and(b) the class 10 building or structure has, above its natural ground surface—(i) a height of no more than 2.4m; and(ii) if the class 10 building or structure is not a rainwater tank—a mean height of no more than 2.1m, worked out by dividing its total elevational area facing a boundary by its horizontal length facing the boundary; and(c) any side of the class 10 building or structure is no longer than 5m.
(3) However, subsection (1) does not apply if—(a) another section of this schedule applies to the building work; and(b) the work does not comply with the requirements under the other section.
(4) In this section—
"plan area" , of the class 10 building or structure, means the area contained within its extremities after the building work has been completed, including overhangs and, if the class 10 building or structure is existing, its existing area.
"rainwater tank" means—(a) a covered tank used to collect rainwater from a building; and(b) any stand or other structure that supports the tank.
Building work that consists of the installation, repair, maintenance or alteration of an air conditioner for cooling or heating a building of any class, other than an air conditioner that is an integral part of the building.
Example of air conditioner that is an integral part of a building—air conditioner that is part of the fire safety system or mechanical ventilation system for the building
Building work that consists of—
(a) the installation of a solar hot water system or photovoltaic solar panel on the roof of a building; or
(b) repairs, maintenance or alterations to an existing solar hot water system or photovoltaic solar panel attached to the roof of a building.