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Part C2 Sanitary Drainage Systems (Deemed-to-Satisfy)
Performance RequirementsCP2.1 and CP2.2 are satisfied by complying with C2.2.
The design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration and maintenance of a sanitary drainage system must be in accordance with—
AS/NZS 3500.2; or
for a Class 1a or Class 10 building, Section 4 of AS/NZS 3500.5;
and the requirements of this Part.
The requirements of (a)(ii) do not apply to the main line of a sanitary drainage system serving 20 or more Class 1a buildings on the same allotment.
Where there is no point of connection to a Network Utility Operator’s sewerage system, the design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration and maintenance of a wastewater treatment system must be in accordance with AS/NZS 1546.1, AS/NZS 1546.2, AS/NZS 1546.3 or AS/NZS 1547 as appropriate.
ACT C2.2(d), (e), (f), (g), (h)
Explanatory information: Cross-volume considerations
NCC Volumes One and Two deal with a number of areas of on-site construction which are relevant to sanitary drainage systems. These include, but may not be limited to, the following:
NCC Volume One Class 2 to 9 buildings | NCC Volume Two Class 1 and 10 buildings | |
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Excavations for pipework adjacent to a building and footings | B1 Structural Provisions | 3.1.1 Earthworks |
Termite management for attachments to a building and penetrations through a slab | B1 Structural Provisions | 3.1.3 Termite Risk Management |
Penetrations for pipework through a vapour barrier | B1 Structural Provisions | 3.2.2 Preparation |
Pipework in timber bearers and joists of solid timber or engineered wood products | B1 Structural Provisions | 3.4.0 Framing |
Fittings, fixtures and pipework installations in steel framed construction | B1 Structural Provisions | 3.4.2 Steel Framing |
Penetrations through a fire-resisting wall or floor | C3 Protection of Openings | 3.7.1 Fire Separation |