The WA Government has issued Building and Construction Industry Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No.3), which provide new definitions of a building and construction site.

These Directions replace the previous Directions (No 2).

What hasn't changed is that the Directions prevent building and construction workers (unless exempt) from entering or remaining at a building and construction site unless vaccinated against COVID-19.

The full document is available to download as a pdf file from the WA Government at Building and Construction Industry Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No.3).

Definitions of a building and construction site

The new Directions (No. 3) provide the following definitions of a building and construction site that apply for the purposes of the Directions.

(a) a place at which building work is being carried out, but does not include building work:
(i) carried out in relation to a dwelling in which a person is residing; or
(ii) for which, pursuant to paragraph 41 of the Building Regulations 2012 (WA), a building permit is not required; or
(iii) for which, pursuant to paragraph 42 of the Building Regulations 2012 (WA), a demolition permit is not required; or
(b) a place at which construction work is being carried out, but does not include construction work carried out in relation to a dwelling in which a person is residing; or
(c) any other place that is specified to be a building and construction site by the Chief Health Officer in writing or any person authorised by him for that purpose.

The Directions document also provides definitions of a building and construction worker, building work and construction work.

Download the original document from Building and Construction Industry Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No.3).