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International Code Council Global Forum Columbus, OH September 2017 AUSTRALIAN UPDATE Geoff Mitchell FRICS, LFAIBS B Bld Surv, Gd Cert Bld Fire Safety, M Urb Plan, Managing Director GMA Certification Group Chair ICC Global Membership

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International Code Council – Global Forum Columbus, OH – September 2017

AUSTRALIAN UPDATE

Geoff Mitchell FRICS, LFAIBS

B Bld Surv, Gd Cert Bld Fire Safety, M Urb Plan, Managing Director – GMA Certification Group Chair ICC Global Membership Council

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Introduction

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 Australian Building Codes Board(ABCB)  3 Volumes Volume 1 – Commercial Buildings Volume 2 – Dwelling Houses Volume 3 – Plumbing

The National Construction Code

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The National Construction Code

Guidance Level Compliance Level Objectives Functional Statements Performance Requirements Deemed to Satisfy Solution Performance Solutions

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National Construction Code

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2016 moved to a 3 year amendment cycle.

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National Construction Code

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NCC 2016 (Amendment 1) (vi) Bonded laminated materials where—

(A) each lamina, including any core, is non-combustible; and

(B) each adhesive layer does not exceed 1 mm in thickness and the total thickness of the adhesive layers does not exceed 2 mm; and

(C) the Spread-of-Flame Index and the Smoke-Developed Index of the bonded laminated material as a whole does not exceed 0 and 3 respectively

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NCC 2019
Holistic review of Fire Safety
Review of Acceptable Construction

Practice

Readability
Ultimate Health and Safety (Risk

analysis)

The National Construction Code

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THANK YOU

Geoff Mitchell FRICS, LFAIBS

B Bld Surv, Gd Cert Bld Fire Safety, M Urb Plan, Managing Director – GMA Certification Group Chair ICC Global Membership Council