Terms and Definitions
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- Carport
- a roofed, open or semi-enclosed structure for sheltering of motor vehicles, attached to, adjacent to, or near a house.
- Certificate of Compliance
- required for the design or part of the design of building work relating to a structural, sewerage, water or drainage matter, a mechanical matter, an electrical matter or relating to a fire safety matter.
- Certificate of Consent
- is a written approval from the Building Practitioners Board that enables you to obtain a building permit and carry out domestic building work as an owner-builder on your own land.
- Certificate of Final Inspection
- signifies the structure other than a dwelling has been inspected and passed according to the Building Regulations and is obtained once the final inspection has been inspected and passed.
- Clear to the sky
- means an unroofed area or an area roofed with a material that transmits at least 90% of light.
- Commercial
- is an office building used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding buildings of Class 6, 7, 8 or 9. ‘A building which is for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale.’ (BCA Class 5 and 7b)
- Compliance
- the achievement of stated performance or perspective criteria in a regulation or other statutory requirement, usually signified by a compliance or approval certificate.
- Contract
- an agreement entered into between two or more parties which involves an exchange of specified goods and/or services of specified goods and/or services for specified financial reimbursement or other considerations.