Legislation Flashcards
What is the construction legislation at a federal level
Building Code of Australia
Australian Standards
Codes of Practice
OH & S Act 1975
What is the construction legislation at the state level
Building Act 1975 Building Regulation 2006 Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000 Work Health & Safety Act 2011
What is the construction legislation concerning the local level
Planning
Building
Fire
Waste
Why regulate building work?
For the protection of building during the construction
During the operation life and during demolition as well the protection of property
What are the main sources of risk to a buildings life
Structural collapse of a building Fire in a building Health and amenity issues such as: Dampness Sanitation Ventilation Lighting and Sound Transmission
What are the regulations concerning builders
Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991
Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004
Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000
What are the regulation of Professions in the industry
Surveyors Act 2003
Architecture Act 2002
Valuers Registration Act 1992
What are the building codes
Building Code of Australia
Building Regulation 2006
Standards Australia
Regulations involving Health and Safety
Workplace Health & Safety Act 2011
Codes of Practice
What is the Building act 1975 (QLD)
An act to regulate building development approvals, building work, building classification, building certifiers and pool safety inspectors, and to provide for particular matters about swimming pool safety and sustainable buildings, and for other purposes
What is the purpose of the Sustainable planning act 2009
Achieve ecological sustainability by
Maintaining the process by which development takes place
Managing the effects of development on the environment
continuing the coordination and integration of planning at all levels of government
What is the Queensland Development Code
Consolidates QLD specific building standards into a single document outside the scope and in addition to the Building Code of Australia
What is the BCA
BCA is a performance based code setting the minimum requirements for the design construction and performance of buildings
What are the three objects of the QLD Building Services Authority Act 1991
To regulate the building industry
To provide remedies for defective building work
To provide support, education and advice for those who undertake building work and consumers
Who needs a builder licence
An individual or company who wants to carry out or supervise building work over $3,300
