THE BUSHFIRE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2016
The Bushfire Amendment Regulations published in the Government
Gazette of Tuesday 5 April 2016 came into effect on 8 April 2016,
on which day the Building Regulations 2012 incorporated
the changes set out in the Building Amendment Regulations
2016.
These regulations will undoubtedly result in increased cost to
people building new homes in bush fire prone areas and in some
cases, renovating existing homes in those areas. However, bearing
in mind the threat to lives and property which these bush fires
pose, it is not surprising that the State Government considered the
increased expense to be justified.
The amended Building Regulations are complex and with the
associated Planning Regulations pose difficulties of interpretation
for local governments. An analysis of the provisions of the
Amendment Regulations follow.
