*** Mandatory Notification of Construction Stages for Class 2 to 9 Buildings
At least one business days’ notice must be given to Council prior to the intended completion of the following stages of building work:
a. Commencement of building works.
b. After the placement of steel reinforcement in footings, suspended floors, stair cases, columns, basements and prior to the commencement of concrete placement.
c. After the placement of the starter bars along the external footings of the building to connect the precast concrete wall panels to the footings. (Refer to Building Advisory Notice - 13/14 - Specification C 1-11 of the Building Code).
d. In relation Class 2, 3 or 9 buildings consisting of two or more storeys or a Class 5, 6, 7 or 8 buildings of three or more storeys where work involves the use of a designated building product consisting of a metal panel or lining formed with an aluminium, or similar thin metal sheet material, with any type of core material:
• The intended date of commencement of the installation of a designated building product.
• The person who gives the notice must, within 1 business day after the notice is given, provide to the council a duly completed prescribed supervisor's checklist relating to the installation of the designated building product, signed by a registered building work supervisor (within the meaning of the Building Work Contractors Act 1995).
e. After the completion of any masonry work or any fire wall separating tenancies or dwellings (where applicable).
f. After the completion of the building work.
All building work shall cease for a period of 24 hours from when any one of the above notifications has been given. Work may resume after the 24 hour period unless a direction indicating otherwise is issued by Council.
g. at least one business days’ notice of the completion of wall or roof framing and before any lining or cladding is installed.
In regard to roof framing:
• The Building Work Supervisor’s checklist must be received by Council within 1 day of this notification.
• The roof framing must not be concealed for a period of 2 clear business days from when notification of completion of roof framing has been received by Council. The roof framing may be concealed after the 2 clear business days unless a direction indicating otherwise is issued by Council.
Please note: A person who fails to give notification of any one of these stages or conceals the wall and roof framing within two clear business days from notification is guilty of an offence and may be liable to pay an expiation fee of $500 or be liable to a maximum penalty of $10,000.
Where the above stages are to be undertaken intermediately the requirement to notify applies to each of the intermediate stages also.