Terms used
12 Terms used
In this Part —
building permit has the meaning given in the Building Act 2011 section 3;
common property, relating to residential premises —
if the premises are part of a strata titles scheme as defined in the Strata Titles Act 1985 section 3(1) — means common property as defined in that section; or
if the premises are part of a community titles scheme as defined in the Community Titles Act 2018 section 3(1) — means common property as defined in that section; or
if those premises and other residential premises are situated on the same lot as defined in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1), or on 2 or more contiguous lots — means all the areas of the lot or lots that do not comprise or form part of any residential premises;
new owner, in relation to transferred residential premises, means the person to whom the title was transferred;
notice of intended demolition, in relation to transferred residential premises, means written notice, given to the prior owner before the transfer, of the new owner’s intention to demolish the premises within 6 months after the transfer;
occupied by an owner, in relation to residential premises, means occupied by an owner, whether legal or beneficial, of those premises as the owner’s principal place of residence;
premises does not include a transportable structure or vehicle;
prior owner, in relation to transferred residential premises, means the person from whom the title was transferred;
properly installed, in relation to residential premises or common property relating to residential premises, means —
installed in accordance with regulation 12A in relation to those premises or that property; and
not installed in relation to any other premises or property;
residential premises means premises that constitute or are intended to constitute a place of residence or accommodation, whether short or long‑term, but does not include any common property relating to the residential premises;
residential tenancy agreement has the meaning given in the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 section 3;
residual current device means a device designed to isolate supply to protected circuits, socket outlets or electrical equipment in the event of a current flow to earth that exceeds a particular value;
short‑term rental accommodation has the meaning given in the Short‑Term Rental Accommodation Act 2024 section 3;
transferred residential premises means residential premises the title to which has been transferred.
[Regulation 12 inserted: Gazette 8 May 2009 p. 1493‑4; amended: Gazette 5 Mar 2010 p. 842; 10 May 2011 p. 1663; 2 Oct 2018 p. 3786.]
[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 31 Dec 2019 p. 4641; SL 2021/71 r. 4; SL 2024/123 r. 20(2).]
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