The Building Act 1975 will be amended by the Building and Other Legislation (Cladding) Amendment Regulation 2018 in response to fires linked to combustible cladding materials and these amendments will come into effect on 1 October, 2018.
The amendments provide that owners of buildings:
- That are a class 2 – 9 (for those of you who are not familiar, class 1 is a residential dwelling – to see the list of classifications click here) and that are of a type A or B construction;
- For which a building development approval was given, after 1 January 1994 but before 1 October 2018 for building work to build the building or to alter the cladding on the building must register their buildings and complete the combustible cladding checklist.
