Building and Plumbing Amendment (Balcony Sprinkler Protection) Interim Regulations 2015

S.R. No. 157/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

Part 1—Preliminary 1

1 Objectives 12 Authorising provisions 13 Commencement 2

Part 2—Amendment of the Building Regulations 2006 3

4 Regulations 123 and 124 inserted 35 Revocation of regulations 123 and 124 3

Part 3—Amendment of the Plumbing Regulations 2008 4

6 New clause 3A in Schedule 2 inserted 47 Revocation of clause 3A in Schedule 2 4

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STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 157/2015

Building Act 1993

Building and Plumbing Amendment (Balcony Sprinkler Protection) Interim Regulations 2015

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 15 December 2015

Responsible Minister:

RICHARD WYNNEMinister for Planning

ANDREW ROBINSONClerk of the Executive Council

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a) to amend the Building Regulations 2006 to provide for modifications to the BCA in relation to the sprinkler protection of covered balconies and the fire hazard properties of a material; and

(b) to make consequential amendments to the Plumbing Regulations 2008.

2 Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 7, 9, 221ZZZV, 261 and 262 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1993.

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3 Commencement

(1) These Regulations (except regulations 5 and 7) come into operation on the day on which they are made.

(2) Regulations 5 and 7 come into operation on 6 June 2016.

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Part 2—Amendment of the Building Regulations 2006

4 Regulations 123 and 124 inserted

After regulation 122 of the Building Regulations 20061 insert—

'123 Determination that a material does not significantly increase the hazards of fire

The BCA Volume One applies as if, in deemed-to-satisfy provision C1.10—

(a) in paragraph (c)(xiii)(B) for "like; or" there were substituted "like."; and

(b) paragraph (c)(xiv) were omitted.

124 Sprinkler protection of covered balconies

(1) The BCA Volume One applies as if, in Clause 5.6.13 of AS 2118.1 there were omitted "that exceed 6 m2 floor area and have a depth in excess of 2 m".

(2) The modification to AS 2118.1 in subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9b building.

(3) In this regulation AS 2118.1 means AS 2118.1—1999 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Part 1: General requirements, published 5 December 1999 as incorporated by the BCA Volume One from time to time.'.

5 Revocation of regulations 123 and 124

Regulations 123 and 124 of the Building Regulations 2006 are revoked.

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6 New clause 3A in Schedule 2 inserted

After clause 3 in Schedule 2 to the Plumbing Regulations 20082 insert—

'3A Sprinkler protection for covered balconies

(1) The PCA is modified to the extent that AS 2118.1 is to be read as if there were substituted for Clause 5.7.10—

"5.7.10 Covered balconies

Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected.".

(2) The modification to AS 2118.1 in subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9b building.

(3) In this regulation AS 2118.1 means AS 2118.1 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Part 1: General systems as issued, published or remade from time to time as incorporated by the PCA.'.

7 Revocation of clause 3A in Schedule 2

Clause 3A in Schedule 2 to the Plumbing Regulations 2008 is revoked.

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Endnotes

Endnotes

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1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 68/2006. Reprint No. 3 as at 11 December 2014. Reprinted to S.R. No. 197/2014. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 8/2015, 21/2015 and 70/2015.

2 Reg. 6: S.R. No. 136/2008. Reprint No. 1 as at 4 April 2013. Reprinted to S.R. No. 113/2012. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 113/2012, 81/2013 and 60/2014.

——Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

In this table—

National Construction Code Series means the National Construction Code Series published by the Australian Building Codes Board as amended or remade from time to time;

BCA Volume One means Volume One of the National Construction Code Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in the Appendices to that Volume; and

PCA means the Plumbing Code of Australia set out in Volume Three of the National Construction Code Series including any variations or additions in the Appendix Victoria set out in Appendix A of that Volume.

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 4 which inserts regulation 123 of the Building Regulations 2006

BCA Volume One Clauses C1.10(c)(xiii)(B) and C1.10(c)(xiv)

Statutory rule provision

Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document

Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document

Regulation 4 which inserts regulation 124 of the Building Regulations 2006

AS 2118.1—1999 Automatic fire sprinkler systemsPart 1: General requirements, published by Standards Australia on 5 December 1999, reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 June 2000 as incorporated by the BCA Volume One

Clause 5.6.13

BCA Volume One Table A1.3

Specification E1.5: Clauses 2(a), 4, 7(a)(ii), 12(d) and 13

Regulation 6 which inserts Clause 3A in Schedule 2 to the Plumbing Regulations 2008

AS 2118.1—2006 Automatic fire sprinkler systemsPart 1: General systems, published by Standards Australia on 29 December 2006, reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 August 2010 as incorporated by the PCA

Clause 5.7.10

PCA Table A3.1

Deemed-to-satisfy provision B4.2(c)