Legislation Flashcards
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What is the NCC?
NCC stands for the National Construction Code.
When is the NCC amended?
The NCC is amended every 3 years.
It is adopted on the 1st of May
The next NCC edition is due in 2025.
What is the NCC?
The National Construction Code is Australia’s primary set of technical design and construction provisions for buildings.
- Performance-based code
- It sets a minimum required level for safety, health, amenity, accessibility, and certain buildings.
- The Australian Building Codes Board, on behalf of the Australian Government and each State and Territory government, produces and maintains the NCC.
Name the construction regulatory bodies.
National Construction Code (NCC)
Building Code of Australia (BCA) previously referred to
Queensland Development Code (QDC)
Australian Standards (AS)
Other regulations
What is the relationship between BCA and NCC?
National Construction Code (NCC)
Includes the formally known
BCA & PCA (Plumbing code of Australia is VOL. 3 of NCC implemented in 2011)
VS.
Building Code of Australia (BCA)
- Previously referred to and now refers to Vol. 1 and 2 of NCC
- Refers to new construction, additions, alterations and change of use of a building.
What does each volume of the NCC contain?
VOL. 1 - primarily Class 2 to 9 buildings
VOL. 2 - primarily Class 1 and 10 buildings
VOL. 3 - PCA primarily to plumbing and drainage associated with all building classifications
What does the NCC apply to?
- New construction
- Additions and alterations
- Change of use of a building
PCA
- New installation
- alterations, additions, replacements
- Repair to an existing installation
What are the goals of the NCC?
The goal of the NCC is to achieve minimum necessary standards relevant to…
- safety (including structural safety and safety from fire
- health, amenity, accessibility and sustainability
How is each volume of the NCC organised?
*Each volume is identical across all three volumes
Section A: Government Requirements - Contains information on the operation and application of the NCC
Section B-J - Contains all Performance requirements, verification methods, and deemed-to-satisfy provision for VOL. 1.
Schedules - Contains additional information, e.g. State & Territory Appendices
Provide an overview of the NCC VOL. 1
- Contains design and construction requirements for Class 2 to 9 buildings
- Contains certain requirements for Class 1b, 10a, and 10b buildings and structures
- Class 2 to 9 buildings are generally commercial, industrial, multi-residential and institutional buildings
- Contains 9 distinct sections ( A to J)
What is a class of building?
The class - or classification - of a building/structure is determined by the purpose for which it is:
- Designed
- Constructed
- Adapted to be used
As the purpose of buildings varies, there are different requirements for different classes.
What are the building classifications in VOL. 1 of the NCC?
Class 2 - Apartments
Class 3 - Hotels/motels
Class 4 - Single dwelling
Class 5 - Offices
Class 6 - Retail shops
Class 7a - Carparks
Class 7b - Storage/display warehouse
Class 8 - Laboratory or factory
Class 9a - Health-care building
Class 9b - Assembly building
Class 9c - Residential care buildings
What are the building classifications in VOL. 2 of the NCC?
Class 1a - Single dwelling/house
Class 1b - Small guest/boarding house
Class 10a - Non-habitable building, e.g. a carport or garage
Class 10b - Other structure, e.g. swimming pool or fence
Class 10c - Private bushfire shelter
What are some examples of Class 9a, 9b and 9c buildings?
Class 9a Health Care building:
Public or private, hospitals, day care, surgery, nursing home.
Class 9b Assembly building:
School, childcare centre, sports centre, night club, transport hub.
Class 9c Residential care building:
Aged or residential care facility.
Name the building class for
Hardware store, furniture factory, mosque, bed and breakfast.
Hardware store - Class 6 - retail store
Furniture factory - Class 8 factories/laboratories
Mosque - Class 9b Assembly buildings
Bed and breakfast - Class 1b small guest/boarding house
How are multiple classifications conducted?
Each part of a building must be classified separately, except if a part is NOT more than 10% of the floor area.
Example: Apartment building
Top levels - Apartment (class 2)
Ground floor - Shops (class 6)
Basement - Carpark (class 7a)
What is a performance solution?
- Other than the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions
- Use one or move the Assessment Methods
- The Appropriate Authority will assess compliance
- Applicants need to demonstrate compliance
What is a Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution?
- Uses the deemed-to-satisfy provisions
- “Deemed” to comply with the Performance Requirements
- Assessment Methods, such as evidence of suitability and Expert Judgement, are used to show compliance
What are the 4 assessment methods in the NCC?
Evidence of suitability
Verification Methods
Expert Judgement
Compasion to Deemed-to-satisfy Provisions
The Assessment Methods are listed in the Governing Requirement of each Volume of the NCC.
What is the Evidence of Suitability Assessment Method?
- Evidence of suitability - documentation of design and construction
- Describe in Part A5 all Volumes
- Report from a professional engineer or other appropriately qualified person
- Report from an Accredited Testing Laboratory
- Certificate from a certification body
- Other documentary evidence
- Used for both Performance Solution and Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions
Evidence of Suitability for NCC vol. 3 and what are the differences from the other volumes?
- A key difference is the mandatory WaterMark Certification Scheme
- Products subject to the above Scheme must have a ‘Watermark Licence.’
What is the Verification Method?
Verification Method (VM/0 0 a defined term in the NCC
It is defined as:
A test, inspection, calculation or other method that determines whether a Performance Solution complies with the relevant Performance Requirements
A practitioner can use a VM within the NCC or a VM that is not in the NCC
Used for Performance Solutions
What is the Expert Judgement Assessment method
This is a broad definition and should be applied judiciously
The expert needs to have qualifications and experience relevant to the technical issues involved.
Used for Performance Solutions and Demed-to-Satisty Solutions.
Why are Performance solutions compared to Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions?
A Performance Solution may be compared to a Deemed-to-Satisfy Provision to show how it
will achieve compliance with the Performance Requirements
Used for Performance Solutions
