Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation (Non-conforming Building Products) Amendment Regulation 2017.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 November 2017.Part 2Amendment of Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 20033Regulation amendedThis part amends the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003.4Insertion of new ss 34AA and 34ABAfter section 34A—insert—34AA Prescribed persons and ways to examine building products or samples—Act, s 106O(1)For section 106O(4) of the Act, the prescribed classes of person for examining a building product or sample are—

(a)if an Australian Standard states a way to examine the building product or sample—

(i)persons accredited by NATA to examine the building product or sample; and

(ii)persons accredited by another entity to examine the building product or sample, if the accreditation is recognised by NATA under a written agreement between NATA and the entity; and

(b)if paragraph (a) does not apply—persons the commissioner is satisfied are appropriately qualified to examine the building product or sample in the way mentioned in subsection (2)(b).

(2)For section 106O(4) of the Act, the prescribed ways to examine a building product or sample are—

(a)if an Australian Standard states a way to examine the building product or sample—the stated way; and

(b)if paragraph (a) does not apply—a way the commissioner is satisfied is appropriate for examining the building product or sample for the purposes of part 6AA of the Act.

(3)In this section—NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia ABN 59 004 379 748.34AB Record keepingThe commissioner must keep a record of persons mentioned in section 34AA(1)(b).Part 3Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 20145Regulation amendedThis part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.6Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)(1)Schedule 1, entry for Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, entries for sections 106(3), 106(4), 106B(1) and 106C(1)—omit.(2)Schedule 1, entry for Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991—insert—s 105P(1)5s 105R(1)20s 105S(1)10s 106G(1)10s 106G(2)10