Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsIn these Regulations—
adjacent structure has the meaning given in regulation 6;
"Ambulance Service Victoria" has the same meaning as Ambulance Service—Victoria has in the Ambulance Services Act 1986 ;
annexe means a movable dwelling that—
(a) is attached to a registrable movable dwelling or unregistrable movable dwelling; and
(b) extends the habitable area of that dwelling;
"application for registration "means an application for registration under regulation 10;
"application for renewal of registration" means an application for renewal of registration under regulation 11;
"area liable to flooding "has the same meaning as in regulation 5(2) of the Building Regulations 2018 [2] ;
"BCA "means the Building Code of Australia within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Building Act 1993 ;
BCA Volume One means Volume One of the National Construction Code Series including any variations or additions in the Victoria Appendix set out in Schedule 1 to that Volume;
"BCA Volume Two" means Volume Two of the National Construction Code Series including any variations or additions in the Victoria Appendix set out in Schedule 1 to that Volume;
camp site means a site in a caravan park that is—
(a) not provided with individual electrical power or any other individual site services; and
(b) used for the placement of a tent or motor vehicle; and
(c) intended for use by a short term occupier;
"certificate of registration "means a certificate of registration issued under regulation 12(4);
"certificate of renewal of registration "means a certificate of renewal of registration issued under regulation 12(5);
CFA Guideline means the CFA Caravan Park Fire Safety Guideline, published by the Country Fire Authority, as published from time to time;
chassis in relation to an unregistrable movable dwelling, means the composite platform on which the unregistrable movable dwelling is constructed and which is—
(a) an integral part of the unregistrable movable dwelling; and
(b) capable of fully supporting the unregistrable movable dwelling at all times;
"construct" , in relation to an unregistrable movable dwelling or rigid annexe, means the process of manufacturing or constructing the dwelling or annexe other than the work which is necessary to install the dwelling or annexe at a site;
"council" , in relation to a caravan park, means the municipal council in the municipal district of which the caravan park is situated;
emergency management plan means an emergency management plan prepared under regulation 21;
emergency procedures means the emergency procedures contained in an emergency management plan;
"emergency services agency" means—
(a) a responder agency within the meaning of the Emergency Management Act 2013 ;
(b) the police force;
(c) Ambulance Service Victoria;
(d) in relation to a caravan park that is located in an area liable to flooding, the relevant floodplain management authority;
flexible annexe means an annexe which, apart from any rigid support frame, has walls and a roof of canvas or other flexible material and is associated with a registrable movable dwelling;
"install "in relation to an unregistrable movable dwelling or rigid annexe, means the process of—
(a) assembling the sections of the dwelling or annexe; and
(b) positioning or stabilising the dwelling or annexe; and
(c) constructing the footings; and
(d) attaching the sections of the dwelling or annexe to the footings;
long term site means a site in a caravan park designed for a movable dwelling and intended for use by a resident;
"National Construction Code Series" has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Building Act 1993 ;
public emergency warning means an emergency warning issued to the general public by an emergency services agency for an emergency, including a flood, bushfire, storm or tsunami;
"relevant" emergency services agency , in relation to a caravan park, means an emergency services agency with responsibility for the area in which the caravan park is located;
"relevant fire authority" means—
(a) in the metropolitan fire district constituted by or under the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 , the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board established under that Act; and
(b) outside the metropolitan fire district constituted by or under the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 , the Country Fire Authority appointed under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 ;
"relevant floodplain management authority "means a person or body with floodplain management functions under Division 4 of Part 10 of the Water Act 1989 with responsibility for the area in which a caravan park is located;
rigid annexe means an annexe that has walls and a roof constructed of non-flexible materials;
schedule of works has the meaning given in regulation 7;
short term occupier means a person who occupies a site and is not a resident;
"short term site"—
(a) means a site in a caravan park designed for a movable dwelling and intended for use by a short term occupier; and
(b) does not include a camp site;
"site "means a site within the caravan park for use by a movable dwelling;
site services means individual provision to sites of any or all of the following services—
(a) electricity;
(b) gas;
(c) water;
(d) phone;
(e) sewer, septic or other system for the collection, removal and disposal of sewage and waste water;
tent means a movable dwelling that, apart from any rigid support frame, has walls and a roof of canvas or other flexible material;
"the Act" means the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ;
"tie-down gear", in relation to an unregistrable movable dwelling or annexe, means a device that connects the anchor point to the means of restraint.