After regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:17A. Approved or commenced works
(1) A provision of the Building Code of Australia does not apply to any building work (a) for which a permit was granted before the provision was adopted by the State; or(b) if the building surveyor certifies in writing that substantial progress had been made on the design of the building before the provision was adopted by the State.(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a provision of the Building Code of Australia if the building surveyor and the owner of the land in respect of which building work is to be carried out agree that the provision applies to the building work.
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Notified in the Gazette on 18 December 2002
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Building Regulations 1994 by providing that provisions of the Building Code of Australia do not apply to building work in certain circumstances.