Interior Designers And The Application Of The Design And Building Practitioners Act

Interior Designers and Registration

"Interior Architects" who make designs concerning Building Work would need to be registered as an Architect or Building Designer (Low/Mid-rise) to make compliance declarations. Building Work refers to:

• the construction;
• alteration or addition;
• repair or renovation; or
• protective treatment

of a Class 2 Building Element.

For this scheme, Building Element means any of the following:

• fire safety systems
• waterproofing
• building structure
• building enclosure
• building services.

As such, those with qualifications in Interior Design (not Building Design) will be unable to declare compliant an entire Class 2 building as they will not hold the relevant qualifications for registration. Even if the design is only in relation to a part of a Class 2 building, such as one unit, if it involves any Building Work or a Performance Solution, the designs will need to be declared compliant by a registered