- Act 20 of 2012 - Royal Assent 3 July 2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Effect of certain consequential amendments PART 2 - Building Act 2000 Amended 4. Principal Act 5. Section 3 amended (Interpretation) 6. Section 5A inserted 7. Section 7 amended (General functions of Director) 8. Section 7A inserted 9. Section 14 amended (Duties of builders and plumbers) 10. Sections 23 , 24 and 25 substituted 11. Section 26 amended (Application for accreditation) 12. Section 27 amended (Certificate of accreditation) 13. Section 28 amended (Period of certificate) 14. Section 29 amended (Renewal of certificates) 15. Part 4, Division 3 substituted 16. Section 32 amended (Complaints) 17. Section 33 amended (Notification to building practitioner) 18. Section 35 amended (Investigations) 19. Section 36 amended (Production of documents) 20. Section 37 substituted 21. Section 39 substituted 22. Section 40 amended (Decision of Director) 23. Section 41 amended (Notice of decision by Director) 24. Part 4, Division 6: Heading amended 25. Sections 42 and 43 substituted 26. Section 44 amended (Decision of Appeal Tribunal) 27. Section 45 amended (Notice of decision of Appeal Tribunal) 28. Section 46 amended (Appeal to Court) 29. Section 47 amended (Powers of Court on review) 30. Section 48 amended (Order requiring insurance) 31. Section 50 amended (Offences relating to insurance) 32. Part 4A inserted 33. Section 51 substituted 34. Section 52 amended (Exercise of powers prohibited) 35. Section 52A inserted 36. Section 53A inserted 37. Section 55 amended (Compliance with Building Code) 38. Section 58 substituted 39. Section 60 amended (Building permit required) 40. Section 62 amended (Certificate of likely compliance required) 41. Section 66 amended (Consideration of application for certificate of likely compliance) 42. Section 67A inserted 43. Section 71 substituted 44. Section 77 amended (Special plumbing permit) 45. Section 81 amended (Consideration of application for plumbing permit) 46. Section 85 amended (Carrying out building work) 47. Section 87 amended (Starting building or plumbing work) 48. Section 89 amended (Inspections) 49. Section 92 amended (Certificate of final inspection) 50. Section 98 amended (Granting occupancy permit) 51. Section 99 amended (Refusing application for occupancy permit) 52. Section 102 substituted 53. Section 112 amended (Completion of building work) 54. Section 113 amended (Completion of plumbing work) 55. Section 114 amended (Defective plumbing work) 56. Section 115A inserted 57. Section 120 amended (Maintenance of certain features) 58. Section 127 amended (Work not to be carried out in certain cases) 59. Section 130 amended (Protection work) 60. Section 136 amended (Expenses of adjoining owner) 61. Section 137 amended (Compensation) 62. Section 147 amended (Differences) 63. Section 148 amended (Interpretation) 64. Section 150 amended (Effect of order in A landslip area) 65. Section 163 amended (Building notices) 66. Section 164 amended (Plumbing notice) 67. Section 165 amended (Fire hazards) 68. Section 170 amended (Building orders) 69. Section 172 amended (Plumbing orders) 70. Section 179 substituted 71. Section 180 amended (Granting permit to proceed) 72. Section 187 substituted 73. Section 188 amended (Granting permit of substantial compliance) 74. Section 191 amended (Demolition order) 75. Section 192 amended (Failure to comply with building or plumbing order) 76. Section 195 amended (Endorsements on certificates) 77. Section 197 substituted 78. Section 202 amended (Duration of order) 79. Part 12, Division 1 repealed 80. Section 209 amended (Appeal relating to building and plumbing permits) 81. Section 210 amended (Appeal relating to occupancy permit) 82. Section 211 amended (Appeal relating to orders) 83. Section 212 amended (Appeal relating to temporary occupancy permit) 84. Section 213 amended (Appeal relating to protection work) 85. Section 214 amended (Appeal relating to building surveyor) 86. Section 215 amended (Appeal relating to permit authority) 87. Section 216 amended (Appeal against change of building surveyor) 88. Section 217 amended (Appeal relating to fire regulations) 89. Part 12, Division 2A: Heading inserted 90. Section 218 amended (Application of regulations) 91. Section 218A inserted 92. Sections 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 and 223 substituted 93. Sections 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 and 229 repealed 94. Section 239A inserted 95. Section 240 amended (False and misleading statements) 96. Section 251 amended (Immunity from liability) 97. Section 256 amended (Accrual of cause of action) 98. Section 258 substituted 99. Section 259 amended (Powers of authorised persons) 100. Section 261 amended (Evidentiary provisions) 101. Section 265 amended (Authentication of documents) 102. Section 266 substituted 103. Section 269 repealed 104. Section 270 amended (Building permit levy) 105. Section 270A inserted 106. Section 273 amended (Additional orders) 107. Section 278 amended (Registers) 108. Section 280A inserted 109. Schedule 2 repealed 110. Schedule 3A inserted PART 3 - Building Regulations 2004 Amended 111. Principal Regulations 112. Regulation 51 amended (Appeal under regulations) 113. Regulation 52 amended (Appeal Tribunal fee) 114. Schedule 4 amended (Act infringement notice offences) PART 4 - Drains Act 1954 Amended 115. Principal Act 116. Section 2 amended (Interpretation) 117. Section 39 amended (Buildings not to be erected without consent over drains shown on deposited map) 118. Section 50 amended (Drainage of new buildings) 119. Section 51A amended (Compulsory connection to drains) PART 5 - Fire Service Act 1979 Amended 120. Principal Act 121. Section 133A amended (Appeals against provisions of General Fire Regulations) PART 6 - Local Government (Savings and Transitional) Act 1993 Amended 122. Principal Act 123. Section 19 amended (Appeals, references and objections) PART 7 - Plumbing Regulations 2004 Amended 124. Principal Regulations 125. Regulation 55 amended (Appeal under regulations) PART 8 - Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993 Amended 126. Principal Act 127. Section 6 amended (Composition of Appeal Tribunal) PART 9 - Strata Titles Act 1998 Amended 128. Principal Act 129. Section 144 amended (Right of appeal) PART 10 - Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 Amended 130. Principal Act 131. Section 56TC amended (Certificates for certifiable work) 132. Section 56TD amended (Certification of water and sewerage compliance) 133. Section 56TE amended (Appeals to Appeal Tribunal) PART 11 - Repeal of Act 134. Repeal of Act[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]