NCC 2022 Volume One - Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 buildings

G6

Part G6 Occupiable outdoor areas

Part G6 Occupiable outdoor areas

Introduction to this Part

This Part provides additional Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions for buildings that include an occupiable outdoor area.

Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions

(1) The Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of this Part apply to buildings containing an occupiable outdoor area in addition to the other Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of NCC Volume One.

(2) The Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of this Part take precedence where there is a difference to the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Sections C, D, E, F and G.

(3) Except for G6D2, the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of this Part do not apply to—

  1. an occupiable outdoor area of a sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 or 3 building, Class 9c building or Class 4 part of a building; or
  2. an occupiable outdoor area with an area less than 10m2.

Explanatory information

Part G6 contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions additional to those contained in Sections C, D, E, F and G for occupiable outdoor areas.

(1) Subject to (2), a lining, material or assembly in an occupiable outdoor area must comply with C2D11 as for an internal element.

(2) The following fire hazard properties of a lining, material or assembly in an occupiable outdoor area are not required to comply with C2D11:

  1. Average specific extinction area.
  2. Smoke-Developed Index.
  3. Smoke development rate.
  4. Smoke growth rate index (SMOGRARC).

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of C3D8, C3D9 and C3D10, a reference to a storey includes an occupiable outdoor area, however a fire wall cannot be used to separate an occupiable outdoor area into different fire compartments.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Part D2, a reference to a storey or room includes an occupiable outdoor area.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Part D3, a reference to a storey or room includes an occupiable outdoor area.

Except for S17C7(2)(a), for the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Part E1, a reference to a storey includes an occupiable outdoor area.

Notes

An occupiable outdoor area is not a storey for the purposes of Schedule 2 of the NCC and therefore is not included in the determination of rise in storeys.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Part E3, a reference to a storey includes an occupiable outdoor area.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of Part E4, a reference to a storey includes an occupiable outdoor area.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of F6D5, F6D9 and F6D10, a reference to a room includes an occupiable outdoor area.

For the purposes of the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of G4D8, a reference to a storey includes an occupiable outdoor area.