Building Act 1993 (NT)
Northern Territory of Australia
NT LEGISLATION.
The objects of this Act are:
(a) to establish, maintain and improve building standards; and
(b) to facilitate the adoption and efficient application of national uniform building standards; and
(c) to facilitate national uniform accreditation of building products, construction methods, building designs, building components and building systems; and
(d) to maintain, enhance and improve the safety, health and amenity of people using buildings; and
(e) to promote and provide for the construction of environmentally efficient buildings; and
(f) to provide an efficient and effective system for granting building permits and occupancy certification, administering building matters and resolving building disputes; and
(g) to reform aspects of the law relating to the legal liability of regulatory agencies and building practitioners; and
(h) to facilitate national uniformity in the training and qualifications of certain building practitioners and the recognition of qualifications on a national basis; and
(ha) to provide for the registration of building practitioners; and
(hb) to provide for the investigation, audit and disciplining of building practitioners; and
(hc) to establish a scheme relating to residential building consumer protection and the provision of residential building insurance or fidelity certificates; and
(j) to facilitate the cost effective construction of buildings; and
(k) to aid the achievement of an efficient and competitive building industry.
Contents:
Part 1: Preliminary Matters
Part 2: Building Administration
Part 3: Building Practitioners
Part 4: Building Certifiers
Part 5: Building Standards
Part 5A: Prescribed Residential Building Work Ð Consumer Protection
Part 6: Building Permits
Part 7: Notifications, Inspections And Directions
Part 8: Occupancy Certification And Exemption Certificates
Part 9: Protection Of Adjoining Property
Part 10: Enforcement Of Safety And Building Standards
Part 10A: Appeals Board And Disability Access Decisions
Part 11: Appeals And Applications To Appeals Board Generally
Part 12: General Enforcement Provisions
Part 13: Liability
Part 14: Miscellaneous
Part 15: Repeals And Transitional Matters For Building Act 1993
Part 15A: Building Areas Before 16 September 2004
Part 15C: Transitional Matters For Part 2 Of Building Amendment Act 2005
Part 16: Transitional Matters For Building Amendment Act 2004
Part 17: Transitional Matters For Building Legislation Amendment Act 2010
Part 18: Transitional Matters For Building Amendment (Registration And Other Matters) Act 2012
Part 19: Transitional Matters For Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Act 2012
Part 20: Transitional Matters For Building Amendment (Occupancy Certification) Act 2016
Part 21: Transitional Matters For Building Amendment Act 2022
Schedule 1: Regulations
Schedule 2: Members And Procedures Of Advisory Committee, Practitioners Board And Appeals Board
Schedule 3: Building Permits And Occupancy Certification
Schedule 4: Exemption Certificates
