Building Act 1975

A building development application is—

a development application for a development approval—

if the local government is the assessment manager for the application—to the extent the application is for building work that, under the Planning Act, must be assessed against the building assessment provisions; andNote—For the functions of a local government in relation to building development applications, see section 51.

if a private certifier is the assessment manager for the application—for building work; or

a change application, other than a minor change application, to change a development approval—

if the development approval approves building work—in relation to the building work; or

otherwise—to approve building work.

However, if a local government is the responsible entity for a change application, the application is a building development application only to the extent the building work mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii) must, under the Planning Act, be assessed against the building assessment provisions.

In this section—minor change application means a change application for a minor change to a development approval, as defined in the Planning Act.