Definitions

As per the Planning Act 2016:

Development is any of the following -

  1. carrying out building work;
  2. carrying out plumbing or drainage work;
  3. carrying out operational work;
  4. reconfiguring a lot;
  5. making a material change of use of premises.

As per the Building Act 1975:

Building work is -

    1. building, repairing, altering, underpinning (whether by vertical or lateral support), moving or demolishing a building or other structure; or
    2. excavating or filling -
      1. for, or incidental to, the activities mentioned in paragraph (a); or
      2. that may adversely affect the stability of a building or other structure, whether on the land on which the building or other structure is situated or on adjoining land; or
    3. supporting, whether vertically or laterally, land for activities mentioned in paragraph (a); or
    4. other work regulated under the building assessment provisions.
  2. For subsection (1)(d), work includes a management procedure or other activity relating to a building or structure even though the activity does not involve a structural change to the building or structure.
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