Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00375:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00375
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 2467–3570

6  Costs included in cost of construction
  1)      For the purposes of paragraph 89(7)(a) of the Act, the cost of construction includes costs associated with the following:
       (a)     site establishment;
       (b)    undertaking earthworks;
       (c)    constructing the following (if applicable):
         (i)     footings;
         (ii)   structure;
         (iii) cladding;
         (iv) roofing;
       (d)    constructing or installing base services;
       (e)    builders' margins; and
       (f)     for a development that consists of constructing a new building:
         (i)     constructing car parking facilities for use by the building's occupants or visitors; and
         (ii)    installing base building fit-out.
  2)      Despite subsections (1), a cost that is not included in the cost of construction because of section 7 is not included in the cost of construction for the purposes of paragraph 89(7)(a) of the Act.
Note: Subsection 89(2A) of the Act provides that, for the purposes of the Act, constructing a thing includes carrying out all associated building activities.