Section 17

Terms defined in this Act

• accredited checker

  accredited checker

  Defined · s 2

  “accredited checker” means a person who is registered as an accredited checker under section 20, whether acting on his own behalf or on behalf of an accredited checking organisation;

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• accredited checking organisation

  accredited checking organisation

  Defined · s 2

  “accredited checking organisation” means an accredited checking organisation registered as such under section 20;

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• building

  building

  Defined · s 2

  “building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes — (a) a hut, shed or roofed enclosure; (b) a kiosk or stall, movable or otherwise; (c) an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary; (d) a dock, wharf or jetty; (e) a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a flotation system that — (i) is or is to be supported by water; (ii) is not intended for or useable in navigation; and (iii) is or is to be permanently moored; (f) a culvert, crossing, access road, bridge, underpass or tunnel; (g) a sewage treatment plant, sewer, drain, swimming pool or any non-proprietary type of concrete tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous product; and (h) such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a building;

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• building regulations

  building regulations

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  “building regulations” means any regulations made under section 74;

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• building works

  building works

  Defined · s 2

  “building works” means — (a) the erection, extension or demolition of a building; (b) the alteration, addition or repair of a building; (c) the provision, extension or alteration of any air-conditioning service or ventilating system in or in connection with a building; (d) site formation works (which includes earthworks such as any act of excavation, levelling, cutting and filling with any material, piling, the construction of foundations, or site clearance, on any land, or any other act of dealing with or disturbing any land) which may or may not be connected with or carried out for the purpose of paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and (e) structural works.

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• Minister

  Minister

  Defined · s 2

  “Minister” means the Minister of Development;

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• prescribed

  prescribed

  Defined · s 42

  “prescribed” means prescribed in any regulations made under section 52.

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• value

  value

  Defined · s 2

  “value”, in relation to any building works, means — (a) for any underground building works, the total cost to be expended in carrying out those building works estimated at the time of, and contained in, the application under section 5 for approval of the plans of those building works; or (b) for any other building works, the total cost to be expended in carrying out the building works (including the foundations, basements, structural frame, finishes and the installation of building services) estimated at the time of, and contained in, the application under section 5 for approval of the plans of the building works;

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