Building Act 2002 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Building Act 2002

No. 5, 2002

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 13 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Ordinance 2019 (F2019L01048)

NORFOLK ISLAND

BUILDING ACT 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. The Crown and the Administration 4. Application of other laws 5. Interpretation

PART 2 — NORFOLK ISLAND BUILDING CODE

6. Regulation to provide for Norfolk Island Building Code 7. Adoption of Australian Building Code or other standards in Norfolk Island Building Code 8. Public access

PART 3 – BUILDING ACTIVITY APPROVAL PROCESS

Division 1 – Building applications 9. Applicants 10. Application process 11. Resumption of application by owner 12. Effect of change of ownership 13. Amendment of application 14. Withdrawal of application 15. Building application in relation to existing building or structure 16. Matters to be considered 17. Deciding building applications 18. Staged development 19. Notice of decision to applicants 20. Public inspection of decision and accompanying documents 21. Time limits for dealing with applications

Division 2 – Modifications to building approvals 22. Modifications only if building activity remains substantially the same 23. Applications for modification of building approvals 24. Application process 25. Withdrawal of building approval modification application 26. Deciding building approval modification applications 72. Notices to applicants 28. Chief Executive Officer may approve minor adjustments

Division 3 ‑ Miscellaneous 29. Effect of approval 30. Revocation of approval 31. When building approval lapses