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Section A General Provisions
Part A1 Interpretation
NSW A1.1 Definitions
Insert definition for aisle as follows:
Vary definition of appropriate authority as follows:
Insert definition of assembly building as follows:
- civic, theatrical, social, political or religious purposes including a library, theatre, public hall or place of worship; or
- educational purposes in a school, early childhood centre, preschool, or the like; or
- entertainment, recreational or sporting purposes including—
- a cinema; or
- a sports stadium, sporting or other club; or
- transit purposes including a bus station, railway station, airport or ferry terminal.
Insert definition for auditorium as follows:
Insert definition of continental seating as follows:
Insert definition of cross-over as follows:
Vary definition for designated bushfire prone area as follows:
- has been designated under legislation; or
- has been identified under an environmental planning instrument, development control plan or in the course of processing and determining a development application,
Vary definition for early childhood centre as follows:
Insert definition for entertainment venue as follows:
Insert definition of film as follows:
Insert definition of flying scenery as follows:
Insert definition of grid as follows:
Insert definition of minimum lateral clearance as follows:
Insert definition of projection suite as follows:
Insert definition of row as follows:
Insert definition of special fire protection purpose as follows:
- a school,
- a child care centre,
- a hospital (including a hospital for the mentally ill or mentally disordered),
- a hotel, motel or other tourist accommodation,
- a building wholly or principally used as a home or other establishment for mentally incapacitated persons,
- seniors housing within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004,
- a group home within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy No 9 - Group Homes (now SEPP (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009),
- a retirement village,
- any other purpose prescribed by the regulations (Rural Fires Regulation 2013).
Note: For application of this definition in the BCA, the term "school" does not include a college, university or similar tertiary educational establishment.
Insert definition of temporary structure as follows:
- a booth, tent or other temporary enclosure, whether or not a part of the booth, tent or enclosure is permanent; or
- a mobile structure.
NSW A3.2 Classifications
In A3.2 replace the definition of Class 6 as follows:
a shop or other building for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public, including—
an eating room, cafe, restaurant, milk or soft-drink bar; or
a dining room, bar, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel; or
a hairdresser’s or barber’s shop, public laundry, or undertaker’s establishment; or
market or sale room, showroom, or service station.
NSW Specification A1.3 Documents Adopted by Reference
In Table 1, insert additional reference as follows:
NSW Table 1: SCHEDULE OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
No. | Date | Title | BCA Clause |
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AS/NZS 1596 | 2008 | The Storage and Handling of LP Gas | NSW H101.24.1 |
AS 2001 |
1987 | Methods of test for textiles Determination of dimensional change in laundering of textile fabrics and garments — Automatic machine method | NSW SpecificationC1.10 |
AS/NZS 3000 | 2000 | Electrical installations — Buildings, structures and premises (SAA wiring rules) | NSW H102.14 |
AS 3002 | 1985 | Electrical installations — Shows and carnivals | NSW H102.14 |
SSL | Appraisal Specification FAS102 | NSW H101.17.1 | |
NSW Legislation | 1979 | Environmental Planning and Assessment Act | NSW G5.2, NSW J(A)P1, NSW J(A)1.1 |
NSW Legislation | 2000 | Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation | NSW A1.1, NSW H101.1, NSW H101.17.1 |
NSW Legislation | 1997 | Rural Fires Act | NSW A1.1, NSW G5.2 |
NSW Legislation | 1992 | Swimming Pools Act | NSW GP1.2, NSW G1.1 |
NSW Legislation | 2008 | Swimming Pools Regulation | NSW GP1.2, NSW G1.1 |