Operations Group work in progress
Building Code Clauses
- Identify need for Clause change
- Appoint project manager and/ or establish working group
- Prepare information for public comment
- Public comment
- Analyse public comment
- New Clause drafted for Chief Executive's approval
- Final draft goes through regulaton approval process
- Publication
Compliance Documents publication process
- Identify need for change to Compliance Document
- Appoint project manager and/or establish working group
- Prepare information for public consultation
- Public consultation
- Consider comments received from consultation
- Prepare draft for Chief Executive's approval
- Publication
Clause B1, Structure - concrete construction
Stage: publication
Amendment to the references page to include Amendment 3 to Standard NZS 3101 and Amendment 2 to Standard NZS 3109. Now available from Vicbooks.
Stage: prepare information for public comment
Citation of new loading Standards (AS/NZS 1170 Parts 0, 1, 2 and 3, and NZS 1170 Part 5).
Stage: prepare for publication
Citation of Amendment 1 to NZS 3109.
Clause C, Fire Safety - minimum fire ratings
Stage: analyse public comment
Amendment to the Acceptable Solution C/AS1 which proposes increases to the minimum fire ratings required.
Clause C, Fire Safety - safety in day-care centres where children sleep
Stage: analyse public comment
Amendment to Acceptable Solution C/AS1 regarding fire safety precautions and escape methods in buildings where young children may sleep.
Clause C, Fire Safety - single means of escape
Stage: assess need for change to C/AS1
Concerning the design requirements for multi-storey buildings with single means of escape from fire.
Clause E2, External Moisture
Stage: publication
Amendment to E2/AS1 in preparation for implementation on 1 July 2005.
Clause E3, Internal Moisture
Stage: publication/public comment
Amendment to Code Clause published with respect to domestic ventilation. Proposed amendments to Acceptable Solution E3/AS1 and Verification Method E3/VM1.
Clause F3, Hazardous Substances and Processes
Stage: prepare information for public comment
Amendment to Compliance Document to comply with the new HSNO Act covering the storage of hazardous liquids and gases in buildings.
Clause F4, Safety from Falling
Stage: final draft going through the regulation approval process
Amendments to Clause and Acceptable Solution F4/AS1 concerning barriers not being used as seats and barrier heights.
Clause F6, Lighting for Emergency
Stage: rewritten/preparing for publication
Amendments to the Code Clause and Compliance Document.
Clause G6, Airborne and Impact Sound
Stage: analyse public comment (delayed until October by Code review)
A complete review of the Code Clause and its Compliance Document. Proposals contain new methods for measuring sound and new criteria for protection from environmental sound.
Clause G6, Airborne and Impact Sound - classroom acoustics
Stage: analyse public comment (awaiting G6 main clause)
Amendments to the Code Clause and its Compliance Document.
Clause G14, Industrial Liquid Waste
Stage: final draft going through the regulation approval process
Amendments to Code Clause and Compliance Document: G14/AS1 and G14/VM1 altered, and a new Verification Method G14/VM2 for Foul Water: On-site disposal.
Clause H1, Energy Efficiency
Stage: analyse public comment
Proposal to cite revision of the Standard for house insulation referenced in Acceptable Solution H1/AS1.