Queensland Consolidated Regulations

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION REGULATION 2018 - REG 27

27 Primary insurable work—Act, s 67WC

For section 67WC (1) (e) of the Act , the following building work is prescribed—

(a) building work for the renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of the building envelope for a residence or related roofed building;

Examples for paragraph (a)—

• painting an external wall of a residence or related roofed building

• extending the building envelope for a residence by constructing a patio

(b) building work for a structure attached to the external part of a residence or related roofed building if the structure does not have any other supporting structure;

Examples for paragraph (b)—

• an awning or handrail that is attached to a residence and does not have any other supporting structure

• a soffit or cladding

(c) building work for a structure attached to the external part of a residence or related roofed building if the structure is for—

(i) the primary water supply to the residence or related roofed building; or

(ii) sewerage or drainage for the residence or related roofed building; or

(iii) stormwater discharge for the residence or related roofed building;

Examples for paragraph (c)—

• installing a water tank for the primary water supply to a residence

• altering an existing water pipe for the primary water supply to a residence

• repairing a downpipe or gutter that drains stormwater from a related roofed building to a stormwater drain

• extending a sanitary drain that connects a residence to a main of a sewerage system

(d) building work for an elevated platform, including a verandah and deck, that is attached to a residence or related roofed building;

(e) building work for stairs, a ramp or a similar structure providing access to a residence or related roofed building if the stairs, ramp or structure is, or is to be, permanently attached to the residence or related roofed building;

(f) building work for the installation, repair or replacement of support structures for a residence or related roofed building.

Examples for paragraph (f)—

• replacement of a stump for a residence or related roofed building

• installation or repair of a retaining wall that supports a residence or related roofed building

• installation of underpinning for a residence or related roofed building