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Section A General Provisions

Section A General Provisions

Part A1 Interpretation

ACT A1.1 Definitions

Insert definition for building as follows:

Building has the meaning ascribed to it in the Building Act 2004 dictionary.

Insert definition for Class as follows:

Class, of building has the meaning ascribed to it in the Building Act 2004 dictionary.

Insert definition for fuel-burning equipment as follows:

Fuel-burning equipment means a furnace, boiler, fireplace, oven, retort, incinerator, internal-combustion engine, chimney or any other apparatus, device, mechanism or structure, in the operation of which combustible material is, or is intended to be, used or that is, or is intended to be, used in relation to the burning of combustible material.

Insert definition for new Class 1 building as follows:

New Class 1 building means a Class 1 building for which a certificate of occupancy for the whole building has not been issued under the Building Act 2004 (except a building completed before 2000), and includes a building built to replace demolished premises.

Insert definition for non-urban land as follows:

Non-urban land means—
  1. territory land in 1 of the following zones under the territory plan—
    1. broadacre zone;
    2. rural zone
    3. hills, ridges and buffer area zones;
    4. river corridor zone;
    5. mountains and bushlands zone;
    6. transport and services zones TS1-TS2; or
  2. land other than land in an area identified under the national capital plan as—
    1. an urban area; or
    2. the Central National Area.

Insert definition for solid fuel-burning equipment as follows:

Solid fuel-burning equipment means fuel-burning equipment that is designed to burn hard wood, soft wood or briquettes and to which AS 4013 applies.

Insert definition for WELS standard as follows:

WELS standard has the definition ascribed to it under the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 dictionary.

Part A3 Documents Adopted by Reference

A3.1 Schedule of referenced documents

In Table A3.1, insert additional references as follows:

ACT Table A3.1 SCHEDULE OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

Document No. Title PCA Clause
AS 4013 Domestic solid fuel burning appliances – method for determination of flue gas emission ACT A1.1