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BUILDING REGULATIONS 1989 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Building Regulations 1989 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Building Regulations 1989

28 Jul 1989 p. 2261-93

28 Jul 1989 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 1991

11 Jan 1991 p. 58-9

11 Jan 1991

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1991

12 Apr 1991 p. 1638

12 Apr 1991 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 1991

31 May 1991 p. 2682-3

31 May 1991

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 1991

12 Jul 1991 p. 3457-8
(erratum 19 Jul 1991 p. 3625)

1 Aug 1991 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 1992

26 Jun 1992 p. 2757-60

1 Jul 1992 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 1993

12 Nov 1993 p. 6151-3

12 Nov 1993

Building Amendment Regulations 1994

11 Nov 1994 p. 5706-7

11 Nov 1994

Building Amendment Regulations 1995

23 Jun 1995 p. 2442-3

23 Jun 1995

Reprint of the Building Regulations 1989 as at 22 Nov 1995 (includes amendments listed above)

Building Amendment Regulations 1996

24 Jun 1996 p. 2863

1 Jul 1996 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 1997

20 Jun 1997 p. 2821-36

1 Jul 1997 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1997

20 Jun 1997 p. 2837

1 Jul 1997 (see r. 2)

Reprint of the Building Regulations 1989 as at 18 Jul 1997 (includes amendments listed above)

Building Amendment Regulations 1998

8 May 1998 p. 2369-73

8 May 1998

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1998

19 Jun 1998 p. 3282-6

19 Jun 1998

Building Amendment Regulations 1999

12 Feb 1999 p. 479-85

12 Feb 1999

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1999

24 Sep 1999 p. 4666-7

24 Sep 1999

Building Amendment Regulations 2000

28 Jul 2000 p. 4013-14

28 Jul 2000

Reprint of the Building Regulations 1989 as at 2 Mar 2001 (includes amendments listed above)

Building Amendment Regulations 2001

19 Oct 2001 p. 5609-12

5 Nov 2001 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2001 3

14 Dec 2001 p. 6399-402

18 Mar 2002 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 2002 4

5 Apr 2002 p. 1826-32

5 Apr 2002

Building Amendment Regulations 2003

4 Apr 2003 p. 1026-7

4 Apr 2003

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2003

30 Sep 2003 p. 4256-8

30 Sep 2003

Building Amendment Regulations 2004

13 Aug 2004 p. 3250-1

13 Aug 2004

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2004

30 Dec 2004 p. 6949-50

1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Reprint 4: The Building Regulations 1989 as at 11 Mar 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Building Amendment Regulations 2005

16 Dec 2005 p. 6078-9

16 Dec 2005

Electricity Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 r. 68

31 Mar 2006 p. 1299-357

1 Apr 2006 (see r. 2)

Building Amendment Regulations 2007

4 May 2007 p. 1964-5

4 May 2007

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007

18 May 2007 p. 2256-7

18 May 2007

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2007

21 Aug 2007 p. 4174-8

r. 1 and 2: 21 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2007

5 Oct 2007 p. 5327-8

r. 1 and 2: 5 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 5: The Building Regulations 1989 as at 4 Jan 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Building Amendment Regulations 2008

4 Mar 2008 p. 738-9

r. 1 and 2: 4 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b))

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008 r. 3 and 4 5

18 Apr 2008 p. 1481

1 May 2008 (see r. 2(b))

2 The Gas Corporation does not exist. The Act that established it was repealed by the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999 s. 93.

3 The Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2001 r. 7 reads as follows:


7. Transitional

(1) In this regulation —

“access through a building not of Class 10a” means access between the area within an enclosure and a part of a building, other than a Class 10a building under the Building Code, to which there is direct or indirect access from outside the enclosure;

“pre-July 1992 pool” means a swimming pool that —

(a) was installed before 1 July 1992; or

(b) was installed on or after 1 July 1992 in accordance with plans, drawings and specifications that were submitted to the local government for approval before that day;

“transitional period” means the period beginning on the day on which these regulations come into operation and —

(a) unless paragraph (b) applies, ending on 17 December 2006; or

(b) if the swimming pool is on premises sold within the period referred to in paragraph (a), ending on the day 3 months after the settlement day for that sale.

(2) During the transitional period an enclosure for a pre-July 1992 pool may, for the purposes of regulation 38B(1) of the Building Regulations 1989, include a wall containing a door or window permitting access through a building not of Class 10a even though —

(a) the door or window may not satisfy the requirements of Australian Standard AS 1926.1; and

(b) the door may not have been approved by the local government.

(3) If a swimming pool was installed before 28 July 1989, during the transitional period a gate in its enclosure may open in any direction.

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4 The Building Amendment Regulations 2002 r. 5 reads as follows:


5. Transitional

(1) In this regulation —

“pre-July 1992 pool” means a swimming pool that —

(a) was installed before 1 July 1992; or

(b) was installed on or after 1 July 1992 in accordance with plans, drawings and specifications that were submitted to the local government for approval before that day;

“transitional period” means the period beginning on the day on which these regulations come into operation and —

(a) unless paragraph (b) applies, ending on 17 December 2006; or

(b) if the swimming pool is on premises sold within the period referred to in paragraph (a), ending on the day 3 months after the settlement day for that sale.

(2) During the transitional period, despite regulation 38B(3) of the Building Regulations 1989 a building may be included within the area enclosed for a pre-July 1992 pool even though —

(a) the building is not a Class 10a building under the Building Code; and

(b) any external door or window in the building does not satisfy the requirements of Australian Standard AS 1926.1.

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5 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008 r. 3 and 4 had not come into operation. They read as follows:


3. The regulations amended

The amendment in these regulations is to the Building Regulations 1989.

4. Part 10A repealed

Part 10A is repealed.

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