Glossary and Proposed Terminology
Do you agree with the definitions for the preferred terms used in this discussion paper?
| Building approval Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Building approval No Radio button: Not checked No | Building approval Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Building approval applicant Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Building approval applicant No Radio button: Not checked No | Building approval applicant Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Building surveyor Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Building surveyor No Radio button: Not checked No | Building surveyor Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Declaration of Design Compliance Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Declaration of Design Compliance No Radio button: Not checked No | Declaration of Design Compliance Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Occupancy approval Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Occupancy approval No Radio button: Not checked No | Occupancy approval Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Project Product Register Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Project Product Register No Radio button: Not checked No | Project Product Register Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Statutory building surveying assessment work Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Statutory building surveying assessment work No Radio button: Not checked No | Statutory building surveying assessment work Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Statutory building surveying approval work Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Statutory building surveying approval work No Radio button: Not checked No | Statutory building surveying approval work Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
| Statutory functions Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Statutory functions No Radio button: Not checked No | Statutory functions Unsure Radio button: Not checked Unsure |
Recommendation 13: Building Approval Documentation
Are the five proposed objectives (see Proposed measures) an appropriate benchmark for adequate documentation?
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Is it appropriate to require Declarations of Design Compliance from each registered design practitioner responsible for an aspect of the design of a building?
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Does the obligation for registered designers to provide a Declaration of Design Compliance differ across circumstances?
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If yes/maybe, how does the obligation differ?
Some components of the system may have be designed by others. They should provide their declaration.
Should the Declaration of Design Compliance include details of the practitioner’s relevant qualifications and/or experience specific to the design work, or is evidence of a relevant licence sufficient?
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Qualifications and/or experience specific to the work
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Only relevant licence needed
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Are the circumstances described (detailed at M13.1h and i, see below) appropriate for the building surveyor to rely on Declarations of Design Compliance?
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Is the minimum documentation list (see M13.2 in table 8) appropriate?
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Appropriate
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Is an NCC Performance Requirement checklist (detailed at M13.2 f) a necessary requirement for all building types?
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Is it appropriate that the building surveyor be able to condition an approval in limited circumstances?
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Is the right approach to staged building approvals being proposed (see M13.3)?
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Is it appropriate to require a Product Register for products/systems used for the fire and structural elements (see M13.4)?
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Are there exceptions to when the Product Register should be required?
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Who is the right person to compile the Project Product Register?
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Lead designer
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Specialist engineer
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Builder along with lead designer
Recommendation 14: Documentation of Performance Solutions
Is this the right information to document Performance Solutions (see M14.1)?
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Is the information being required sufficient to enable a holistic assessment of the design?
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Is the detail on where Performance Solutions (M14.4) have been used, and for what purpose, sufficient information to record on the occupancy certificate?
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Recommendations 15 and 16: Approval During and After Construction
Is this the right process to address variations to the approved documentation (Table 12)?
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Should all variations be documented and included in the occupancy certificate, regardless of whether they affect the compliance of the building?
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Please expand on your answer.
As built drawings and product used must be submitted
Is it appropriate to require the building surveyor to inform the state regulator as soon as they become aware that building work has proceeded not in accordance with the building approval?
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When approving variations to the building approval in constructed work (post-facto approvals) is the process sufficiently robust (M15/16.5 & 16.6)?
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Please expand on your answer.
Must be monitored
If the post-facto approval involves a Performance Solution:
| Should the owner’s consent be required before a variation to the building approval can be made for constructed building work? Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Should the owner’s consent be required before a variation to the building approval can be made for constructed building work? No Radio button: Not checked No | Should the owner’s consent be required before a variation to the building approval can be made for constructed building work? Maybe Radio button: Not checked Maybe |
| Should the regulator receive a copy of the documentation and statement of reasons? Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Should the regulator receive a copy of the documentation and statement of reasons? No Radio button: Not checked No | Should the regulator receive a copy of the documentation and statement of reasons? Maybe Radio button: Not checked Maybe |
Do the proposed measures go far enough to address additional risks to building quality where the owner during design and construction is a developer and not the end owner.
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Other considerations
Are different actions required to implement the proposed measures for different project types?
| High level legislative principles Commercial buildings Radio button: Not checked Commercial buildings | High level legislative principles Complex buildings Radio button: Not checked Complex buildings | High level legislative principles Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. Radio button: Checked Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. |
| Detailed regulatory requirements Commercial buildings Radio button: Not checked Commercial buildings | Detailed regulatory requirements Complex buildings Radio button: Not checked Complex buildings | Detailed regulatory requirements Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. Radio button: Checked Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. |
| Practice guide Commercial buildings Radio button: Not checked Commercial buildings | Practice guide Complex buildings Radio button: Not checked Complex buildings | Practice guide Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. Radio button: Checked Buildings being delivered for certain end users? E.g. strata owners. |
Are there other actions to implement the proposed measures that should be considered?
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Please expand on your answer.
All subcontractors must be noted and details sent to the regulator, so that licensing can be monitored and managed
Do you have any other comments about the discussion paper?
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