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Interpretation

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Part 5Land use, planning and building controls
Division 5Building control
Subdivision BInterpretation

98 Interpretation

Building activities

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, the following activities are building activities:

(a)

constructing buildings or other structures;

(b)

altering the structure of buildings or other structures;

(c)

undertaking, constructing or altering earthworks (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures);

(d)

undertaking, constructing or altering engineering works, electrical works or hydraulic works (whether or not in relation to buildings or other structures);

(e)

demolishing, destroying, dismantling or removing:

(i)

buildings or other structures; or

(ii)

earthworks; or

(iii)

engineering works; or

(iv)

electrical works; or

(v)

hydraulic works;

(f)

undertaking land clearing;

(g)

an activity of a kind prescribed in the regulations.

Structures

(2)

For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be structures:

(a)

bridges;

(b)

fences;

(c)

towers and pylons;

(d)

tents and other temporary structures.

Earthworks or engineering works

(3)

For the purposes of this Division, the following are taken to be earthworks or engineering works:

(a)

runways, taxiways and aprons;

(b)

surface carparks;

(c)

retaining walls;

(d)

dams;

(e)

roads;

(f)

railways;

(g)

pipelines;

(h)

tunnels.

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