Building Act 2004

The owner of a parcel of land may apply, in writing, to a building surveyor for an assessment (an exemption assessment) of whether building work to be carried out, or carried out, on the parcel of land is exempt from all or part of this Act.

Building work may be exempt from all or part of this Act if the work is exempt from this Act, or part of this Act. For exempt buildings and building works, see the Building (General) Regulation 2008, s 6, s 7 and sch 1.

Applying for an exemption assessment is not a requirement of the building approval or development approval process (see s 14A and Planning Act 2023, s 150). If a person believes that building work is exempt, the person need not apply for an exemption assessment from a building surveyor.

The application must be accompanied by the number of copies of the plans relating to the development work prescribed by regulation.

The application must contain, or be accompanied by, any other details or material prescribed by regulation.

A regulation may prescribe—

information required to be shown in plans under subsection (2); and

requirements with which the plans must comply.