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Part A0 Application

Part A0 Application

A0.1 Compliance with the NCC

Compliance with the NCC is achieved by satisfying the Performance Requirements.

A0.2 Scope

(a)

Sections B to F of NCC Volume Three – the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) contain the requirements for the design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration and maintenance of any part of a—

(i)

water service;

(ii)

sanitary plumbing and drainage system;

(iii)

stormwater drainage system;

(iv)

heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system; or

(b)

Section G of the PCA contains explanatory information on the procedures for certification of plumbing and drainage products for authorised use in new installations, alterations, additions, replacement and repairs to existing installations.

A0.3 Meeting the Performance Requirements

The Performance Requirements can only be satisfied by a—

(c)

combination of (a) and (b).

Figure A0.3

NCC COMPLIANCE STRUCTURE

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Notes:

  1. The term Performance Solution was formerly known as Alternative Solution.
  2. The terms Performance Solution and Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution were formerly used under the term Plumbing and Drainage Solution.

A0.4 Performance Solutions

(a)

A Performance Solution must—

(i)

comply with the Performance Requirements; or

(ii)

be at least equivalent to the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions,

and be assessed according to one or more of the Assessment Methods.

(b)

A Performance Solution will only comply with the NCC when the Assessment Methods used satisfactorily demonstrate compliance with the Performance Requirements.

A0.5 Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions

(a)

A Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution which complies with the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions is deemed to comply with the Performance Requirements.

(b)

A Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution may be assessed according to one or more of the Assessment Methods, as appropriate.

Explanatory information

Explanatory information:

The majority of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions provided in Volume Three are contained in referenced documents such as the AS/NZS 3500 suite of standards that are referenced in the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of this Volume. The use of these referenced documents in combination with other relevant Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions is deemed to be compliance with the Performance Requirements.

Although compliance may be self-evident, given the broad industry knowledge and understanding of the majority of these referenced documents, there may be a need to prove compliance to the authority having jurisdiction and this is achieved through the use of the Assessment Methods.

A0.6 Assessment Methods

The following Assessment Methods, or any combination of them, can be used to determine that a Performance Solution or a Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution complies with the Performance Requirements, as appropriate:

(a)

Evidence to support that the use of a material or product, form of construction or design meets a Performance Requirement or Deemed-to-Satisfy Provision as described in A2.2.

(b)

Verification Methods such as—

(i)

the Verification Methods in the NCC; or

(ii)

such other Verification Methods as the authority having jurisdiction accepts for determining compliance with the Performance Requirements.

(d)

Comparison with the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions.

Explanatory information

Explanatory Information:

The Assessment Methods described above are applicable to the assessment of Performance Solutions or Deemed-to-Satisfy Solutions to determine that they comply with the relevant Performance Requirements, as appropriate.

The Assessment Method appropriate to materials or products listed on the WaterMark Schedule of Products is limited to A0.6(a), where acceptable evidence of compliance is described in A2.2(a).

A0.7 Defined terms

Words with specific meanings are printed in italics and are defined in A1.1.

A0.8 Relevant Performance Requirements

In order to comply with the provisions of A1.5 (to comply with Section A and the NCC Performance Requirements) the following method must be used to determine the Performance Requirement or Performance Requirements relevant to the Performance Solution:

(a)

Where a Performance Requirement is satisfied entirely by a Performance Solution:

(i)

Identify the relevant Performance Requirement from the Section or Part to which the Performance Solution applies.

(ii)

Identify Performance Requirements from other Sections or Parts that are relevant to any aspects of the Performance Solution proposed or that are affected by the application of the Performance Solution.

(b)

Where a Performance Requirement is satisfied by a Performance Solution in combination with a Deemed-to-Satisfy Solution:

(i)

Identify the relevant Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of each Section or Part that is be the subject of the Performance Solution.

(ii)

Identify the Performance Requirements from the same Sections or Parts that are relevant to the identified Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions.

(iii)

Identify Performance Requirements from other Sections or Parts that are relevant to any aspects of the Performance Solution proposed or that are affected by the application of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions, that are the subject of the Performance Solution.