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PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provisions 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Revocation 2
5 Definitions 2
6 Meaning of adjacent structure 7
7 Meaning of schedule of works 8
8 Building Code of Australia 8
9 Application of the BCA 8
PART 2—REGISTRATION 10
10 Requirement to register 10
11 Application for registration 10
12 Application for renewal of registration 10
13 Grant or renewal of registration 11
14 Period of registration 12
15 Notice of transfer of ownership 13
16 Transfer of registration 13
17 Fees 14
18 Register of caravan parks 14
19 Duties of owners of registered caravan parks 15
PART 3—STANDARDS 17
Division 1—Fire and emergency management 17
20 Fire prevention and safety—equipment 17
21 Fire prevention and safety—access and separation 17
22 Emergency management plan—preparation 18
23 Caravan Park owner to implement preventative measures 20
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24 Caravan park owner to implement emergency procedures 21
25 Flood areas—notification of residents 21
26 Council to have regard to report of the relevant fire authority 22
Division 2—Amenities 22
27 Water supply 22
28 Sewage and waste water 23
29 Sanitary facilities 24
30 Laundry facilities 24
31 Garbage bins 24
32 Lighting 25
Division 3—Standards for movable dwellings and annexes 25
33 Design, construction and installation standards—unregistrable
movable dwellings 25
34 Design, construction and installation standards—annexes 25
35 Smoke alarms for movable dwellings 26
36 Compliance plate 27
37 Movable dwelling must not be installed without compliance
plate 27
38 Design information to be provided on sale of movable
dwelling 27
39 Notice to council 28
40 Installation certificate 28
41 Termite information 29
42 Change of use of structure 29
Division 4—Maintenance of movable dwellings and sites 30
43 Maintenance of movable dwellings 30
44 Cleaning of movable dwelling 30
45 Maintenance by owners 30
46 Maintenance of sites 31
PART 4—TRANSITIONAL 32
47 New unregistrable movable dwellings and rigid annexes 32
48 Existing unregistrable movable dwellings and rigid annexes 32
49 Continuation of registration 32
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SCHEDULE 1—Forms 34
Form 1—Application for *Registration *Renewal of Registration
of a Caravan Park 34
Form 2—Certificate of *Registration /*Renewal of Registration
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Form 3—Notice of Transfer of Ownership of a Caravan Park 36
Form 4—Certificate of Transfer of Registration of a Caravan Park 36
SCHEDULE 2—Registration Application Fees 37
SCHEDULE 3—Design, Construction and Installation of
Unregistrable Movable Dwellings and Annexes 39
PART 1—BCA REQUIREMENTS 39
1 Unregistrable movable dwellings - Design and construction 39
PART 2—UNREGISTRABLE MOVABLE DWELLINGS 40
2 Design and construction 40
3 Energy efficiency 41
4 Installation 41
PART 3—ANNEXES 42
5 Design and construction 42
6 Installation 44
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STATUTORY RULES 2010
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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable
Dwellings Registration and Standards) Regulations
2010
The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy with the
advice of the Executive Council makes the following
Regulations:
Dated: 23 June 2010
Responsible Minister:
JUSTIN MADDEN
Minister for Planning
TOBY HALLIGAN
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to provide
for—
(a) registration of caravan parks; and
(b) standards of design, construction and
installation and maintenance of movable
dwellings in caravan parks; and
(c) standards for facilities and services in
caravan parks; and
(d) the health and safety of residents and short
term occupiers of caravan parks; and
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(e) other matters relating to the regulation of
caravan parks and movable dwellings.
2 Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 514,
515 and 516 of the Residential Tenancies Act
1997.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 27 June
2010.
4 Revocation
The Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and
Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 1999 1 are revoked.
5 Definitions
In these Regulations—
adjacent structure has the meaning given in
regulation 6;
annexe means a movable dwelling that—
(a) is attached to a registrable movable
dwelling or unregistrable movable
dwelling; and
(b) extends the habitable area of that
dwelling;
application for registration means an application
for registration under regulation 11;
application for renewal of registration means an
application for renewal of registration under
regulation 12;
area liable to flooding has the same meaning as it
has in regulation 802 of the Building
Regulations 2006 2 ;
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BCA means the Building Code of Australia
referred to in regulation 8;
camp site means a site in a caravan park that is—
(a) not provided with individual electrical
power or any other individual site
services; and
(b) used for the placement of a tent or
motor vehicle; and
(c) intended for use by a short term
occupier;
certificate of registration means a certificate of
registration issued under regulation 13(4);
certificate of renewal of registration means a
certificate of renewal of registration issued
under regulation 13(5);
CFA Guideline means the CFA Caravan Park Fire
Safety Guideline, published by the Country
Fire Authority in July 2006 as published
from time to time;
chassis in relation to an unregistrable movable
dwelling, means the composite platform on
which the unregistrable movable dwelling is
constructed and which is—
(a) an integral part of the unregistrable
movable dwelling; and
(b) capable of fully supporting the
unregistrable movable dwelling at all
times;
construct, in relation to an unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe, means the process
of manufacturing or constructing the
dwelling or annexe other than the work
which is necessary to install the dwelling or
annexe at a site;
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council, in relation to a caravan park, means the
municipal council in the municipal district of
which the caravan park is situated;
emergency management plan means an
emergency management plan prepared under
regulation 22;
emergency procedures means the emergency
procedures contained in an emergency
management plan;
emergency services agency means—
(a) emergency services agency within the
meaning of the Emergency Services
Act 1986;
(b) the police force;
(c) Ambulance Service Victoria;
(d) in relation to a caravan park that is
located in an area liable to flooding, the
relevant floodplain management
authority;
flexible annexe means an annexe which, apart
from any rigid support frame, has walls and a
roof of canvas or other flexible material and
is associated with a registrable movable
dwelling;
install in relation to an unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe, means the process
of—
(a) assembling the sections of the dwelling
or annexe; and
(b) positioning or stabilising the dwelling
or annexe; and
(c) constructing the footings; and
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(d) attaching the sections of the dwelling or
annexe to the footings;
long term site means a site in a caravan park
designed for a movable dwelling and
intended for use by a resident;
public emergency warning means an emergency
warning issued to the general public by an
emergency services agency for an
emergency, including a flood, bushfire,
storm or tsunami;
registrable movable dwelling means a movable
dwelling that is, or has been, registered or is
required to be registered under the Road
Safety Act 1986;
Example
A caravan, camper trailer or motor home.
relevant fire authority means—
(a) in the metropolitan fire district
constituted by or under the
Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
other than on public land, the
Metropolitan Fire and Emergency
Services Board established under that
Act;
(b) outside the metropolitan fire district
constituted by or under the
Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
other than on public land, the Country
Fire Authority established under the
Country Fire Authority Act 1958;
(c) in relation to public land in Victoria,
the Department of Sustainability and
Environment;
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relevant floodplain management authority means
a person or body with floodplain
management functions under Division 4 of
Part 10 of the Water Act 1989 with
responsibility for the area in which a caravan
park is located;
rigid annexe means an annexe which has walls
and a roof constructed of non-flexible
materials;
running gear means the axles, wheels and
drawbar of a movable dwelling;
schedule of works has the meaning given in
regulation 7;
short term occupier means a person who occupies
a site and is not a resident;
short term site—
(a) means a site in a caravan park designed
for a movable dwelling and intended
for use by a short term occupier; and
(b) does not include a camp site;
site means a site within the caravan park for use
by a movable dwelling;
site services means individual provision to sites of
any or all of the following services:
electricity, gas, water, phone or sewer, septic
or other system for the collection, removal
and disposal of sewage and waste water;
tent means a movable dwelling which, apart from
any rigid support frame, has walls and a roof
of canvas or other flexible material;
the Act means the Residential Tenancies Act
1997;
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tie down gear, in relation to an unregistrable
movable dwelling or annexe, means a device
that connects the anchor point to the means
of restraint;
unregistrable movable dwelling means a movable
dwelling that—
(a) is constructed on a chassis or in
prefabricated sections; and
(b) once installed, is a freestanding
dwelling with solid walls and roof; and
(c) is not a registrable movable dwelling.
6 Meaning of adjacent structure
(1) In these Regulations, an adjacent structure means
a non-habitable building or structure which—
(a) is adjacent, or attached, to a movable
dwelling; and
(b) enhances the amenity of the movable
dwelling; and
(c) is a Class 10a or 10b building under the
BCA.
(2) An adjacent structure is not a movable dwelling.
Note
Part 1.3 of Volume Two of the BCA lists the classes of
building for the purposes of the BCA, and defines a Class 10
building as—
(a) Class 10a—a non-habitable building being a private
garage, carport, shed or the like; or
(b) Class 10b—a structure being a fence, mast, antenna,
retaining or free-standing wall, swimming pool or the
like.
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7 Meaning of schedule of works
In these Regulations, schedule of works means a
written agreement entered into between a caravan
park owner and a local council, setting out works
to be undertaken by the caravan park owner and a
timeline for the undertaking of those works, for
the purpose of complying with regulations 20
and 21, having regard to any report of the relevant
fire authority in relation to the caravan park.
8 Building Code of Australia
The Building Code of Australia means the
Building Code of Australia published by the
Australian Building Codes Board—
(a) as amended or remade from time to time;
and
(b) as amended by the Victoria Appendix to that
Code published by that Board as that
Appendix is amended or remade from time
to time; and
(c) as applied, adopted or incorporated by the
Building Regulations 2006 from time to
time.
9 Application of the BCA
(1) If a person is required by these Regulations to
comply or act in accordance with a provision of
the BCA in relation to—
(a) an unregistrable movable dwelling; or
(b) a rigid annexe—
that provision of the BCA applies as if the
dwelling or annexe were a building of Class 1
within the meaning of Part 1.3 of Volume Two of
the BCA.
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(2) If—
(a) a person is required by these Regulations to
comply or act in accordance with a provision
of the BCA and a provision of these
Regulations; and
(b) an inconsistency exists between the
requirements in the provision of the BCA
and the provision of these Regulations—
the provision of these Regulations prevails.
Note
Section 517 of the Act provides that Part 12A of the
Building Act 1993 (plumbing work) applies to movable
dwellings.
Electrical installation and wiring within unregistrable
movable dwellings and rigid annexes must be in accordance
with the Electrical Safety Act 1998.
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PART 2—REGISTRATION
10 Requirement to register
A person must not operate a caravan park unless
the caravan park is registered under these
Regulations.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
11 Application for registration
(1) An application for registration must be lodged
with the council.
(2) The application for registration must—
(a) be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1; and
(b) include a plan of the caravan park clearly
indicating the location and number of all
buildings and facilities and all long term
sites, short term sites and camp sites; and
(c) include the most recent report given to the
applicant by the relevant fire authority; and
(d) include the schedule of works for the caravan
park, if any, and evidence of the status of
compliance with the schedule of works; and
(e) include the emergency management plan for
the caravan park; and
(f) be accompanied by the registration
application fee determined in accordance
with regulation 17.
12 Application for renewal of registration
(1) An application for renewal of registration of a
caravan park must be lodged with the council on
or before 1 October in the year in which the
current registration expires.
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(2) The application for renewal of registration of a
caravan park must—
(a) be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1; and
(b) include a plan of the caravan park clearly
indicating the location and number of all
buildings and facilities and all long term
sites, short term sites and camp sites; and
(c) include the most recent report given to the
applicant by the relevant fire authority; and
(d) include the schedule of works for the caravan
park, if any, and evidence of the status of
compliance with the schedule of works; and
(e) include the emergency management plan for
the caravan park; and
(f) be accompanied by the renewal application
fee determined in accordance with
regulation 17.
13 Grant or renewal of registration
(1) On receiving an application for registration under
regulation 11 the council must grant the
registration if satisfied that—
(a) the caravan park complies with these
Regulations; and
(b) the applicant is able to comply with these
Regulations during the period of registration.
(2) On receiving an application for renewal of
registration under regulation 12 the council must
renew the registration if satisfied that—
(a) the caravan park complies with these
Regulations; and
(b) the applicant is able to comply with these
Regulations during the period of registration.
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(3) In determining an application for registration or an
application for renewal of registration the council
must have regard to—
(a) whether or not the caravan park complies
with the most recent report of the relevant
fire authority; and
(b) the status of compliance with the schedule of
works for the caravan park, if any; and
(c) whether or not the emergency management
plan complies with regulation 22; and
(d) whether or not the caravan park owner is
complying with the emergency management
plan; and
(e) whether or not the caravan park complies
with Part 3; and
(f) the applicant’s record of compliance with
these Regulations and any orders issued
under the Act.
(4) On granting registration the council must issue a
certificate of registration in the form of Form 2 in
Schedule 1.
(5) On renewing registration the council must issue a
certificate of renewal of registration in the form of
Form 2 in Schedule 1.
14 Period of registration
(1) Initial registration of a caravan park takes effect
on the day specified in the certificate granted
under regulation 13(4).
(2) Initial registration of a caravan park expires—
(a) if the registration takes effect before 1 July,
on 31 December in the year that is 2 years
after the year in which it takes effect; and
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(b) if the registration takes effect on or after
1 July, on 31 December in the year that is
3 years after the year in which it takes effect.
(3) Renewal of registration for a caravan park is for
3 years from 1 January.
15 Notice of transfer of ownership
(1) A notice of transfer of ownership of a caravan
park must be lodged with the council.
(2) The notice of transfer must be—
(a) in the form of Form 3 in Schedule 1; and
(b) accompanied by—
(i) the current certificate of registration;
and
(ii) the transfer fee of 5 fee units.
(3) A caravan park owner who has transferred
ownership of the caravan park must ensure that a
copy of the notice of transfer is displayed in a
prominent position at the caravan park office or
other place determined by the council for 30 days
after the date on which the notice is lodged with
the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
16 Transfer of registration
(1) On receiving a notice of transfer of ownership
under regulation 15, the council must transfer the
registration to the new caravan park owner if
satisfied that the caravan park complies with these
Regulations.
(2) If a transfer of registration is granted, the council
must issue a certificate of transfer of registration
in the form of Form 4 in Schedule 1.
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(3) The caravan park owner to whom registration has
been transferred must ensure that a copy of the
certificate of transfer of registration is displayed in
a prominent position at the caravan park office or
other place determined by the council for 30 days
after the date on which the owner receives the
certificate.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
17 Fees
(1) The fee to accompany an application for
registration or an application for renewal of
registration is the relevant fee determined by the
council in accordance with this regulation.
(2) The fee must not exceed—
(a) if the period of registration is to be 3 years,
for a caravan park with the number of sites
specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2, the
corresponding fee specified in Column 3 of
that Schedule; or
(b) if the period of registration is to be less than
3 years, one thirty-sixth of the fee referred to
in paragraph (a) for each whole month of the
intended registration period.
18 Register of caravan parks
A council must keep a register of the caravan
parks in its municipal district containing the
following information in respect of each caravan
park—
(a) the registration number as shown in the
certificate of registration or the certificate of
renewal of registration;
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(b) the date of application for grant of
registration or renewal of registration;
(c) the name and address of the caravan park
owner;
(d) the name and address of any person other
than the caravan park owner who is
responsible for the management of the
caravan park;
(e) the address of the caravan park;
(f) the date of registration;
(g) the date of any renewal of registration;
(h) the date of any transfer of registration;
(i) the name and address of each person to
whom the registration is transferred.
19 Duties of owners of registered caravan parks
(1) A caravan park owner must ensure that the person
responsible for management of the caravan park is
available at the caravan park office during normal
office hours.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A caravan park owner must ensure that the person
responsible for management of the caravan park
can be contacted at all times in case of an
emergency.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A caravan park owner must ensure that emergency
services vehicles can access the caravan park at all
times without delay.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) A caravan park owner must ensure that the name
and telephone number of an emergency contact
person are displayed in a prominent position at the
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caravan park office or other place determined by
the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) A caravan park owner must ensure that a register
is maintained specifying—
(a) the name and address of each resident and
short term occupier; and
(b) the arrival and departure date of each
resident and short term occupier.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(6) A caravan park owner must ensure that the
following are displayed in a prominent position at
the caravan park office or other place determined
by the council—
(a) the caravan park registration certificate;
(b) a plan of the caravan park;
(c) a copy of the caravan park rules made under
section 185 of the Act.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(7) A caravan park owner must ensure that the
following documents are accessible, on request, to
residents and short term occupiers—
(a) the Act;
(b) these Regulations;
(c) any exemptions granted under section 519 of
the Act in relation to the caravan park;
(d) the caravan park rules made under
section 185 of the Act.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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PART 3—STANDARDS
Division 1—Fire and emergency management
20 Fire prevention and safety—equipment
(1) A caravan park owner must, in accordance with
subregulation (2), provide and maintain
firefighting equipment for the caravan park in
accordance with—
(a) Objective O3 and Performance Measures
PM4 and PM5 of the CFA Guideline; or
(b) if complying with the Prescriptive Provisions
of the CFA Guideline, prescriptive
provisions PP3 and PP4.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a caravan
park owner must comply—
(a) in the case of a new caravan park, before
commencing operation of the caravan park;
and
(b) in the case of a new site in an existing
caravan park, before a movable dwelling is
installed on the site; and
(c) in any other case, immediately or, if there is
a schedule of works for the caravan park, by
the relevant date specified in the schedule of
works.
21 Fire prevention and safety—access and separation
(1) A caravan park owner must, in accordance with
subregulation (2), ensure that sufficient space for
firefighter access and fire separation between and
around movable dwellings and adjacent structures
is provided and maintained in accordance with—
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(a) Objectives O1 and O2 and Performance
Measures PM1, PM2 and PM3 of the CFA
Guideline; or
(b) if complying with the Prescriptive Provisions
of the CFA Guideline, prescriptive
provisions PP1 and PP2.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the caravan
park owner must comply—
(a) in the case of a new caravan park, before
commencing operation of the caravan park;
and
(b) in the case of a new site in an existing
caravan park, before a movable dwelling is
installed on the site; and
(c) in any other case, immediately or, if there is
a schedule of works for the caravan park, by
the relevant date specified in the schedule of
works.
22 Emergency management plan—preparation
(1) A caravan park owner must not operate a caravan
park unless the caravan park owner has prepared
an emergency management plan in accordance
with this regulation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An emergency management plan must be
prepared in consultation with the relevant
emergency services agencies.
(3) The preparation of the emergency management
plan, including any consultation undertaken under
subregulation (2), must include the conduct of a
risk assessment in relation to the caravan park that
includes the identification, analysis and evaluation
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of emergency risks associated with the caravan
park.
(4) An emergency management plan must describe—
(a) the emergency risks assessed by the caravan
park owner; and
(b) the measures, including those specified in
subregulation (5), to be taken to reduce
emergency risks so far as is reasonably
practicable.
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4)(b), measures
to be taken to reduce emergency risks must
include—
(a) preventative measures to reduce—
(i) the likelihood of an emergency
affecting the caravan park; and
(ii) the degree of harm that would result if
the caravan park is affected by an
emergency; and
(b) emergency procedures to be followed by the
caravan park owner on receiving a public
emergency warning or in the event of an
emergency, including—
(i) communication measures; and
(ii) response measures; and
(iii) evacuation procedures; and
(c) emergency procedures to be followed by
residents, short term occupiers and all other
persons at the caravan park in the event of an
emergency, including—
(i) communication measures; and
(ii) response measures; and
(iii) evacuation procedures.
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(6) The council must notify the caravan park owner of
the emergency services agencies with
responsibility for the area in which the caravan
park is located.
(7) In considering whether or not a caravan park
owner has complied with this regulation the
council must consult with the relevant emergency
services agencies.
(8) For the purposes of this regulation, the caravan
park owner must have regard to the following
matters in determining what is reasonably
practicable in relation to reducing emergency
risks—
(a) the likelihood of an emergency risk
eventuating; and
(b) the degree of harm that would result if the
emergency risk eventuated; and
(c) what the caravan park owner knows, or
ought reasonably to know, about the
emergency risk and any ways of reducing the
risk; and
(d) the availability and suitability of ways to
reduce the emergency risk; and
(e) the cost of reducing the emergency risk.
23 Caravan Park owner to implement preventative
measures
(1) A caravan park owner must implement the
preventative measures described in the emergency
management plan for the caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A caravan park owner must display a copy of the
emergency procedures referred to in regulation
22(5)(c) in a prominent position in—
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(a) the caravan park office; and
(b) every building in the caravan park that
contains communal facilities; and
(c) any other place determined by the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
24 Caravan park owner to implement emergency
procedures
(1) A caravan park owner must display a copy of any
public emergency warning on days the warning is
current in a prominent position in—
(a) the caravan park office; and
(b) every building in the caravan park that
contains communal facilities; and
(c) any other place determined by the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) On receiving a public emergency warning a
caravan park owner must implement the relevant
emergency procedures under the emergency
management plan for the caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) In the event of an emergency a caravan park
owner must implement the emergency procedures
under the emergency management plan for the
caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
25 Flood areas—notification of residents
(1) If a caravan park is in an area liable to flooding,
the caravan park owner must give written notice
of that fact to the owner of an unregistrable
movable dwelling or a registrable movable
dwelling with an attached rigid annexe before the
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dwelling or annexe is installed on a site in the
caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) If a caravan park is in an area liable to flooding,
the caravan park owner must give written notice
of that fact to a person who proposes to be a
resident of an unregistrable movable dwelling or a
registrable movable dwelling with an attached
rigid annexe before the resident takes up residency
of that dwelling.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) In considering whether or not a caravan park
owner has complied with this regulation, the
council must consult with the relevant floodplain
management authority.
26 Council to have regard to report of the relevant fire
authority
In considering whether or not a caravan park
owner has complied or is complying with this
Division, the council must have regard to any
report of the relevant fire authority in relation to
the caravan park.
Division 2—Amenities
27 Water supply
(1) A caravan park owner must ensure that water
provided in a caravan park that is intended for
drinking is safe for human consumption in
accordance with the Australian Drinking Water
Guidelines 6 (2004), endorsed by the National
Health and Medical Research Council and the
Natural Resource Management Ministerial
Council, published in 2004 as in force from time
to time.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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(2) A caravan park owner must provide a continuous
and adequate supply of water to—
(a) all sites other than camp sites; and
(b) all sanitary and laundry facilities in the
caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A caravan park owner must provide a continuous
and adequate supply of heated water to all sanitary
and laundry facilities in the caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
28 Sewage and waste water
A caravan park owner must ensure that all sewage
and waste water discharged from a movable
dwelling in a caravan park is discharged—
(a) to a reticulated sewerage system; or
(b) to a septic tank system approved by—
(i) the council under Part IXB of the
Environment Protection Act 1970 in
the case of a septic tank system
designed to discharge 5000 litres of
sewage a day or less; or
(ii) the Environment Protection Authority
in the case of a septic tank system
designed to discharge more than
5000 litres of sewage a day; or
(c) to such other system for the collection,
removal and disposal of sewage and waste
water as is approved by the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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29 Sanitary facilities
A caravan park owner must ensure that the
sanitary facilities provided for the caravan park
are at least to the standard set by Parts F2.1 and
F2.4 in Volume One of the BCA for a Class 3
building (other than a Class 3 residential aged care
building) on the basis of one person per site for
every site which does not have private sanitary
facilities in an unregistrable movable dwelling.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
30 Laundry facilities
A caravan park owner must ensure that the
laundry facilities provided for the caravan park are
at least the following, for every 25 long term sites
or part thereof where private laundry facilities are
not provided—
(a) a wash trough and washing machine;
(b) a clothes drier or 25 metres of clothes line;
(c) an ironing board and power outlet.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
31 Garbage bins
A caravan park owner must ensure that bins
provided at the caravan park for the collection and
storage of garbage are—
(a) vermin proof; and
(b) regularly cleaned.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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32 Lighting
A caravan park owner must ensure that the
lighting of common areas, roadways, recreation
areas and paths in use in the caravan park enable
the safe and convenient use of the caravan park.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Division 3—Standards for movable dwellings and annexes
33 Design, construction and installation standards—
unregistrable movable dwellings
(1) A person who constructs an unregistrable movable
dwelling for installation in a caravan park must do
so in accordance with—
(a) the relevant design and construction
requirements of the BCA specified in Part 1
of Schedule 3; and
(b) the relevant design and construction
requirements set out in Part 2 of Schedule 3.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person who installs an unregistrable movable
dwelling in a caravan park must do so in
accordance with the relevant installation
requirements set out in Part 2 of Schedule 3.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
34 Design, construction and installation standards—
annexes
(1) A person who constructs an annexe for installation
in a caravan park must do so in accordance with
the relevant design and construction requirements
set out in Part 3 of Schedule 3.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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(2) A person who installs an annexe in a caravan park
must do so in accordance with the relevant
installation requirements set out in Part 3 of
Schedule 3.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
35 Smoke alarms for movable dwellings
(1) A person who constructs a movable dwelling,
other than a flexible annexe or tent, must ensure
that a smoke alarm that complies with
Part 3.7.2.2(b) of Volume Two of the BCA is
installed in accordance with Part 3.7.2.3 of
Volume Two of the BCA.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person who installs a newly constructed
movable dwelling, other than a flexible annexe or
tent, in a caravan park must ensure that the smoke
alarm specified in subregulation (1) is connected
to the consumer power mains where consumer
power mains are supplied to the movable
dwelling.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) The owner of a movable dwelling, other than a
flexible annexe or tent, in a caravan park, must
ensure that a smoke alarm that complies with
Part 3.7.2.2(b) of Volume Two of the BCA is
installed in the dwelling.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) The owner of a movable dwelling, other than a
flexible annexe or tent, in a caravan park must
ensure that any smoke alarm installed in the
movable dwelling is maintained in working order.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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36 Compliance plate
A person who constructs an unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe for installation in a
caravan park must ensure that a compliance plate
is permanently affixed to the front of the dwelling
or rigid annexe containing the following
information—
(a) name and address of the person who
constructed the dwelling or annexe;
(b) the year the dwelling or annexe was
constructed;
(c) a statement that the unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe has been
constructed in accordance with these
Regulations.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
37 Movable dwelling must not be installed without
compliance plate
A person must not install an unregistrable
movable dwelling or rigid annexe in a caravan
park unless it bears a compliance plate referred to
in regulation 36.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
38 Design information to be provided on sale of
movable dwelling
A person who sells a new unregistrable movable
dwelling or a new rigid annexe must at the time of
sale provide the purchaser with a set of
installation designs appropriate to the design,
wind speed, soil type and other considerations
appropriate to the dwelling or annexe and its
proposed location.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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39 Notice to council
If it is proposed to install an unregistrable
movable dwelling or rigid annexe in a caravan
park, the caravan park owner must provide the
council with details of the siting, structural design
and proposed installation of the dwelling or
annexe—
(a) at least 7 days before installation; or
(b) at such earlier time as is required in writing
by the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
40 Installation certificate
(1) A person must not install an unregistrable
movable dwelling or rigid annexe in a caravan
park without the approval of the caravan park
owner.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person who installs an unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe in a caravan park must
provide the owner of the unregistrable movable
dwelling or rigid annexe with an installation
certificate that complies with subregulation (3)
immediately on completion of the installation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) An installation certificate must—
(a) contain—
(i) the name and address of the person who
installed the dwelling or annexe; and
(ii) the year the dwelling or annexe was
installed; and
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(b) certify that—
(i) all information provided in the
certificate is complete and correct in
every particular; and
(ii) the caravan park owner approved the
installation; and
(iii) the installation, service connections and
siting of the dwelling or annexe comply
with these Regulations.
(4) The owner of the unregistrable movable dwelling
or rigid annexe must give a copy of the
installation certificate to the caravan park owner
and the council within 7 days after the completion
of the installation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
41 Termite information
If a caravan park is in an area that the council has
designated under regulation 803 of the Building
Regulations 2006 as an area in which buildings
are likely to be subject to attack by termites, the
caravan park owner must give written notice of
this to the owner of a movable dwelling who
intends to install the dwelling in the caravan park,
before the installation takes place.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
42 Change of use of structure
A person must not use a non-habitable structure as
a dwelling or part of a dwelling unless the use has
been approved by the council.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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Division 4—Maintenance of movable dwellings and sites
43 Maintenance of movable dwellings
A caravan park owner must maintain a movable
dwelling hired to a short term occupier—
(a) in working order; and
(b) in a good state of repair; and
(c) in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
44 Cleaning of movable dwelling
A caravan park owner must ensure that a movable
dwelling available for short term occupiers is
clean and hygienic at each change of occupier.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
45 Maintenance by owners
(1) An owner of a movable dwelling in a caravan park
must maintain the dwelling if it is hired to a short
term occupier—
(a) in working order; and
(b) in a good state of repair; and
(c) in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An owner of a movable dwelling in a caravan park
must maintain the dwelling—
(a) in a good state of repair; and
(b) in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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46 Maintenance of sites
Each resident or short term occupier in a caravan
park must keep the site clean and free of any thing
or substance that may affect the health and safety
of other persons.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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PART 4—TRANSITIONAL
47 New unregistrable movable dwellings and rigid
annexes
(1) Despite the commencement of these Regulations,
Division 3 of Part 3 does not apply to any new
unregistrable movable dwelling or rigid annexe in
a caravan park until 27 June 2011.
(2) Until 27 June 2011, Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of Part 3
of the Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and
Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 1999 continue to apply to any
dwelling or annexe referred to in subregulation (1)
as if those Regulations had not been revoked.
48 Existing unregistrable movable dwellings and rigid
annexes
An unregistrable movable dwelling or rigid
annexe in a caravan park that, immediately before
27 June 2010, complied with the Residential
Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings
Registration and Standards) Regulations 1999, is
taken to comply with these Regulations on and
from that date, unless it ceases to comply with
those Regulations as a result of non-maintenance
or alteration.
49 Continuation of registration
(1) A caravan park that, immediately before 27 June
2010, was registered under the Residential
Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings
Registration and Standards) Regulations 1999 is
taken to be registered under these Regulations for
the remainder of the period for which it was
registered under those Regulations.
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(2) The registration of a caravan park referred to in
subregulation (1) may be renewed or transferred
in accordance with these Regulations.
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SCHEDULE 1
FORMS
FORM 1
Regulations 11 and 12
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
APPLICATION FOR *REGISTRATION *RENEWAL OF
REGISTRATION OF A CARAVAN PARK
To [name of council]:
I [applicant's name] of [applicant's address] being the owner of [name of
caravan park] situated at [address of caravan park] apply for *registration
/*renewal of registration of [caravan park name].
Number of: long term sites
short term sites
camp sites
Documents that are required to be included with this application, under
*regulation 11/*regulation 12, have been included:
– a plan of the caravan park as specified in *regulation 11(2)(b)
/*regulation 12(2)(b);
– *the most recent report from the relevant fire authority;
– the emergency management plan.
Signature:
Date:
* Delete if not applicable.
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FORM 2
Regulation 13
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
CERTIFICATE OF *REGISTRATION /*RENEWAL OF
REGISTRATION OF A CARAVAN PARK
The [name of council], being satisfied that—
(a) [name of caravan park] complies with the Residential Tenancies
(Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings Registration and Standards)
Regulations 2010
(b) [name of owner of caravan park] is able to comply with the
Regulations during the period of registration
(c) [name of owner of caravan park] has provided the most recent report
from the relevant fire authority
(d) the emergency management plan has been prepared in accordance
with regulation 22.
*registers *renews the registration of [name of caravan park] situated at
[address of caravan park].
The certificate is granted to [name of owner of caravan park] of [address of
owner of caravan park].
Registration number issued:
The certificate has effect from * / / * 01/01/ until 31/12/
Name of person authorised to issue certificate:
Signature of person authorised to issue certificate:
Date of issue:
* Delete if not applicable.
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FORM 3
Regulation 15
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A CARAVAN PARK
To [name of council]:
I [name of registered caravan park owner] of [address], the holder of a
certificate of registration of [name of caravan park] situated at [address of
caravan park] provide notice that ownership of [name of caravan park] has
been transferred to:
Name of new caravan park owner:
Address of new caravan park owner:
Signature of applicant:
Date:
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Regulation 16
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION OF A
CARAVAN PARK
The [name of council], being satisfied that the caravan park named below
complies with the Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Movable
Dwellings Registration and Standards) Regulations 2010, transfers the
registration set out on this certificate to [name and address of new caravan
park owner] from this date until 31/12/ .
Caravan Park:
Name of person authorised to issue certificate:
Signature of person authorised to issue certificate:
Date of issue:
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 17
REGISTRATION APPLICATION FEES
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Total number of sites (other than
camp sites) Maximum fee
1 Not exceeding 25 17 fee units
2 Exceeding 25 but not exceeding 50 34 fee units
3 Exceeding 50 but not exceeding 100 68 fee units
4 Exceeding 100 but not exceeding 150 103 fee units
5 Exceeding 150 but not exceeding 200 137 fee units
6 Exceeding 200 but not exceeding 250 171 fee units
7 Exceeding 250 but not exceeding 300 205 fee units
8 Exceeding 300 but not exceeding 350 240 fee units
9 Exceeding 350 but not exceeding 400 274 fee units
10 Exceeding 400 but not exceeding 450 308 fee units
11 Exceeding 450 but not exceeding 500 342 fee units
12 Exceeding 500 but not exceeding 550 376 fee units
13 Exceeding 550 but not exceeding 600 411 fee units
14 Exceeding 600 but not exceeding 650 445 fee units
15 Exceeding 650 but not exceeding 700 479 fee units
16 Exceeding 700 but not exceeding 750 513 fee units
17 Exceeding 750 but not exceeding 800 547 fee units
18 Exceeding 800 but not exceeding 850 582 fee units
19 Exceeding 850 but not exceeding 900 616 fee units
20 Exceeding 900 but not exceeding 950 650 fee units
21 Exceeding 950 but not exceeding 1000 684 fee units
22 Exceeding 1000 but not exceeding 1050 719 fee units
23 Exceeding 1050 but not exceeding 1100 753 fee units
24 Exceeding 1100 but not exceeding 1150 787 fee units
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item No.
Total number of sites (other than
camp sites) Maximum fee
25 Exceeding 1150 but not exceeding 1200 821 fee units
26 Exceeding 1200 but not exceeding 1250 855 fee units
27 Exceeding 1250 but not exceeding 1300 890 fee units
28 Exceeding 1300 but not exceeding 1350 924 fee units
29 Exceeding 1350 but not exceeding 1400 958 fee units
30 Exceeding 1400 but not exceeding 1450 992 fee units
31 Exceeding 1450 but not exceeding 1500 1027 fee units
32 Exceeding 1500 1095 fee units
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulations 33 and 34
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF
UNREGISTRABLE MOVABLE DWELLINGS AND ANNEXES
PART 1—BCA REQUIREMENTS
1 Unregistrable movable dwellings - Design and
construction
(1) The BCA requirements for the design and
construction of unregistrable movable dwellings
are the whole of Volume Two of the BCA, with
the Victorian variations, except for the following
provisions —
(a) Performance Requirement P2.1(b)(xv) and
Part 3.1.3 (termite control);
(b) Part 3.3 (masonry);
(c) Parts 3.5.1.0(a) and 3.5.1.2 (roof tiling);
(d) Objectives O2.3(b) and (c), Functional
Statements F2.3.1 and F2.3.4, Performance
Requirements P2.3.1 and P2.3.4, Part 3.7.1
(fire separation) and Part 3.7.4 (bushfire
areas);
(e) Objective O2.4.3(b) and (c), Functional
Statement F2.4.3(a) and (b), Performance
Requirement P2.4.3(a) and (c), Section
3.8.3.2(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) (sanitary
facilities);
(f) Objective O2.5(b) and (c), Functional
Statement F2.5.2, Performance
Requirements P2.5.3 and P2.5.4, Part 3.9.3
and Part 3.9.4 (swimming pools);
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(g) Part 2.6 (energy efficiency) and Part 3.12
(energy efficiency).
(2) An unregistrable movable dwelling must be
designed for a minimum design wind speed of N3
in accordance with Table 1.1.1 in Volume Two of
the BCA.
Note
Actions and risk management are excluded because termite
protection is optional. Masonry and roof tiles are excluded
because these assemblies are not movable. Bushfire
construction standards are not required for movable
dwellings. Fire separation for movable dwellings is in
accordance with the CFA Guideline rather than the BCA.
The facilities requirements are excluded because a bath or
shower, closet pan, washbasin and laundry facilities are not
required in movable dwellings. The energy efficiency
provisions for a movable dwelling are specified in Part 2 of
this schedule.
PART 2—UNREGISTRABLE MOVABLE DWELLINGS
2 Design and construction
(1) The chassis, or structural framing, of an
unregistrable movable dwelling or a major part of
an unregistrable movable dwelling, must be
capable of supporting the structure adequately at
all times, including during transportation and
installation.
(2) An unregistrable movable dwelling must be
provided with easily accessible anchor points for
the attachment of tie down gear.
(3) The enclosed floor area (including the area of any
annexe) of an unregistrable movable dwelling
used by a resident must be at least 15 square
metres.
(4) An unregistrable movable dwelling of more than
one storey must be designed and constructed so
that it complies with—
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(a) regulation 418 of the Building Regulations
2006 (overshadowing); and
(b) regulation 419 of the Building Regulations
2006 (overlooking).
3 Energy efficiency
(1) The roof insulation must have a minimum
R-Value of R3.3 and the wall insulation must have
a minimum R-Value of R1.5.
(2) For metal-framed dwellings, where metal framing
members directly connect the external cladding to
the internal lining, a thermal break such as timber,
polystyrene strips, plywood or compressed bulk
insulation must be provided.
(3) All sides of doors and windows must be sealed to
restrict air infiltration. A range hood and exhaust
fan must be provided with a flap that closes when
not in use.
(4) To enable cross ventilation, an external window
must be of a design other than a top hung awning
window.
4 Installation
(1) Footings of an unregistrable movable dwelling,
including slab-on-ground footings, must be
designed and constructed in accordance with
AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 and AS/NZS 1170.2:2002,
as in force from time to time, using a design
terrain category of not less than 2.5, so that they
adequately support and resist—
(a) the dead load of the structure above; and
(b) any live load; and
(c) wind forces, including lateral and uplift
imposed through the attachment of tie-down
gear.
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(2) An unregisterable movable dwelling must be
installed to bear firmly onto, and be securely
attached to, the footings provided.
(3) If an unregistrable movable dwelling on a chassis
has wheels and axles, they may be removed if—
(a) the dwelling is placed on footings in
accordance with the requirements of this
Schedule; and
(b) the council approves their removal.
(4) An unregistrable movable dwelling of more than
one storey must be installed so that it complies
with—
(a) regulation 418 of the Building Regulations
2006 (overshadowing); and
(b) regulation 419 of the Building Regulations
2006 (overlooking).
PART 3—ANNEXES
5 Design and construction
(1) An annexe to a movable dwelling must not remain
erected if the movable dwelling is not on site.
(2) The enclosed area of a rigid annexe attached to a
registrable movable dwelling must be—
(a) no longer than the body of the movable
dwelling; and
(b) no wider than 3·6 metres.
(3) The enclosed area of a rigid annexe attached to an
unregistrable movable dwelling must be—
(a) no longer than the body of the movable
dwelling; and
(b) no wider than 3·6 metres; and
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(c) overall not larger than the total floor area of
the movable dwelling to which it is attached.
(4) Subject to subclause (5), the height of a rigid
annexe must not exceed the average height of the
roof of the movable dwelling to which it is
attached.
(5) If the caravan park is in an area that is liable to
flooding, the floor level of the rigid annexe may
be level with the floor level of the movable
dwelling to which it is attached.
(6) The components of the wall and roof of a rigid
annexe, excluding windows and doors, must be of
commercially manufactured modular panel
construction.
(7) All structural elements of a rigid annexe,
including connections, bracing and tie down
details, must be designed and constructed to
adequately support the loads specified in
AS/NZS 1170.1:2002 and AS/NZS 1170.2:2002,
as in force from time to time, using a design
terrain category of not less than 2·5.
(8) A floor that is used in a rigid annexe must be of
modular construction and secured with removable
fasteners unless it is a concrete slab on ground
with a vapour barrier beneath constructed as a
fixture to a site.
(9) If any floor that is used in a rigid annexe is
constructed of structural sheeting, the under floor
surface must be at least 150 millimetres above
ground level and must have adequate ventilation.
(10) A rigid annexe must have roof flashings and
perimeter wall flashings to prevent water entering
the annexe.
(11) The height of the ceiling of a rigid annexe must
average no less than 2·2 metres.
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(12) All parts of the ceiling of a rigid annexe must
exceed 2·1 metres in height.
(13) All glass used in a rigid annexe must comply with
AS 1288 as in force from time to time.
(14) Natural daylight must be provided to each room of
the annexe by windows or doors that measure not
less than 10 per cent of the floor area of the
annexe.
(15) Natural ventilation must be provided to each room
of the annexe by windows that measure not less
than 5 per cent of the floor area of the annexe.
(16) A flexible annexe, attached to a movable dwelling
that is used as a residence, must not be used as a
bathroom, toilet or laundry.
6 Installation
(1) A rigid annexe must comply with clause 4(1).
(2) If a rigid annexe is attached to a registrable
movable dwelling, the registrable movable
dwelling must be installed so that the dwelling—
(a) is secure and will not move;
(b) is on footings that will support the live and
dead load of the dwelling and keep it in a
stable position.
(3) If a rigid annexe is installed to adjoin a movable
dwelling, the dwelling must have a minimum
window area of at least 10 per cent of the floor
area of each room.
(4) At least 50 per cent of the window area referred to
in subclause (3) must consist of windows which
are capable of being opened to the outside.
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 88/1999 as amended by S.R. No. 88/2004 and extended in
operation by S.R. No. 54/2009.
2 Reg. 5: S.R. No. 68/2006. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 September 2009.
Reprinted to S.R. No. 105/2009 and subsequently amended by
S.R. Nos 139/2009, 15/2010 and 32/2010.
——
Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the
meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2009 is
$11.69. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within
the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the
penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary
Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the
value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2009 is
$116.82.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette
and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
——
Endnotes
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by the
Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004
Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Regulations 2004.
In this table—
BCA means the Building Code of Australia published by the Australian
Building Codes Board—
(a) as amended or remade from time to time; and
(b) as amended by the Victoria Appendix to that Code published by
that Board as that Appendix is amended or remade from time to
time; and
(c) as applied, adopted or incorporated by the Building Regulations
2006 from time to time.
CFA Guideline means the CFA Caravan Park Fire Safety Guideline, published
by the Country Fire Authority in July 2006.
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BCA T
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2
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Australian
Drinkin
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Guideli
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(2004),
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National
Health
and
Medical
Researc
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Council
and the
Natural
Resourc
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Manage
ment
Minister
ial
Council,
publishe
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2004
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and Part 3.1.3
(termite
control);
(b) Part 3.3
(masonry);
(c) Parts
3.5.1.0(a) and
3.5.1.2 (roof
tiling);
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(d) Objectives
O2.3(b)
and (c),
Functional
Statements
F2.3.1 and
F2.3.4,
Performance
Requirements
P2.3.1 and
P2.3.4, Part
3.7.1 (fire
separation)
and Part 3.7.4
(bushfire
areas);
(e) Objective
O2.4.3(b)
and (c),
Functional
Statement
F2.4.3(a)
and (b),
Performance
Requirement
P2.4.3(a)
and (c),
Part 3.8.3.2
(a)(ii), (iii)
and (iv)
(sanitary
facilities);
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(f) Objective
O2.5(b)
and (c),
Functional
Statement
F2.5.2,
Performance
Requirements
P2.5.3 and
P2.5.4, Part
3.9.3 and
Part 3.9.4
(swimming
pools);
(g) Part 2.6
(energy
efficiency)
and Part 3.12
(energy
efficiency)
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2002,
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actions
–
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imposed
and
other
actions,
approve
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behalf
of the
Council
of
Standar
ds
Australi
a and
the
Council
of
Standar
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Zealand,
publishe
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June
2002,
incorpor
ating
Amend
ment
Nos 1
and 2
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AS/NZS
1170.2:
2002,
Structur
al
design
actions
– wind
actions,
approve
d on
behalf
of the
Council
of
Standar
ds
Australi
a and
the
Council
of
Standar
ds New
Zealand,
publishe
d on 4
June
2002,
incorpor
ating
Amend
ment
No. 1
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–
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imposed
and
other
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approve
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behalf
of the
Council
of
Standar
ds
Australi
a and
the
Council
of
Standar
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Zealand,
publishe
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June
2002,
incorpor
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Amend
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Nos 1
and 2
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AS/NZS
1170.2:
2002,
Structur
al
design
actions
– wind
actions,
approve
d on
behalf
of the
Council
of
Standar
ds
Australi
a and
the
Council
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Zealand,
publishe
d on 4
June
2002,
incorpor
ating
Amend
ment
No. 1
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installati
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approve
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behalf
of the
Council
of
Standar
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publishe
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January
2006,
incorpor
ating
Amend
ment
No. 1
T
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BCA P
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