Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Regulations 2016 (Tas)

Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Regulations 2016

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 .

24 October 2016

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

GUY BARNETT

Minister for Building and Construction

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Regulations 2016 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on the day on which the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 commences.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016 .

4. Buildings that are not residential buildings for purposes of Act For the purposes of section 5(2)(i) of the Act, the following buildings are not residential buildings: (a) a building comprising 3 or more separate places of residence situated directly one above the other; (b) a building designed to house more than 12 persons who are not members of the same family.

5. Structures that are part of residential buildings for purposes of Act For the purposes of section 5(4)(b) of the Act, the following things are structures, fixtures or fittings that are taken to be part of a residential building: (a) solar panels; (b) satellite dishes; (c) rooftop wind turbines.

6. Set amount For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of set amount in section 41(1) of the Act, the set amount is $50 000.

7. Adjudication application fee For the purposes of section 62(4)(e) of the Act, the application fee is 208 fee units (inclusive of GST).