Role of the Panel

The Building Technical Panel (BTP) will undertake delegated building-related statutory functions of the State Planning Commission (Commission) under the Planning, Development Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act), as well as any further functions as directed by the Commission.

The BTP is established as a Committee of the Commission under section 29(1)(c) of the PDI Act to:

  • provide concurrence on applications seeking to allow a variance with the performance requirements of the Building Rules (section 118(2)(a) of the PDI Act)
  • provide expert opinion, when requested by a relevant authority, on whether the performance requirements of the Building Rules have been met by a particular performance solution in relation to proposed building work (section 118(4) of the PDI Act)
  • provide concurrence on applications granting consent for specific types of building work as prescribed by regulation (section 118(5) of the PDI Act).