NCC 2022 Volume Two - Building Code of Australia Class 1 and 10 buildings

H7

Part H7 Ancillary provisions and additional construction requirements

Part H7 Ancillary provisions and additional construction requirements

NSW H7P1 Swimming pool access2019: NSW P2.7.1

Delete clause H7P1 and insert NSW H7P1 as follows:

A barrier must be provided to a swimming pool and must—

  1. be continuous for the full extent of the hazard; and
  2. be of a strength and rigidity to withstand the foreseeable impact of people; and
  3. restrict the access of young children to the pool and the immediate pool surrounds; and
  4. have any gates and doors fitted with latching devices not readily operated by young children, and constructed to automatically close and latch.

Applications

H7P1 only applies to a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm, in conjunction with the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and the Swimming Pools Regulation 2018.

NSW H7D2 Swimming pools2019: NSW 3.10.1.0

Delete clause H7D2 and insert NSW H7D2 as follows:

(1) Performance RequirementH7P1 is satisfied for a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm and which is associated with a Class 1 building, if it has safety barriers installed in accordance with—

  1. AS 1926.1 and AS 1926.2; or
  2. if the swimming pool is a spa pool—
    1. the requirements of (1)(a); or
    2. clause 9 of the Swimming Pools Regulation 2018.

(2) Performance RequirementH7P2 is satisfied for a water recirculation system of a swimming pool with a depth of water more than 300 mm, if it complies with AS 1926.3.

Applications

NSW H7D2(1) applies in New South Wales to the technical construction requirements for barriers to restrict access to swimming pools, subject to—

  1. out-of-ground pool walls and the walls of above ground pools, including inflatable pools, not being considered to be effective barriers; and
  2. the reference in clause 2.3.1 of AS 1926.1 to a barrier within a property including a boundary barrier.

Notes

The Swimming Pools Act 1992 and the Swimming Pool Regulation 2018, applicable to swimming pools with a depth of water of more than 300 mm, regulate the circumstances in which a barrier is required and prevail in the case of any inconsistency.

Explanatory information

Definition of ‘swimming pool’

The NCC definition of swimming pools is specific in including a bathing or wading pool and a spa. The requirements of AS 1926.3 apply to all types of pools defined as swimming pools under the NCC, irrespective of the definition in the Standard.

Explanatory information

Water recirculation systems

The swimming pool water recirculation system requirements seek to minimise the risk of entrapment or injury of people using the swimming pool and provide for the safe operation of skimmer boxes and outlet systems.

Explanatory information

Additional requirements

In addition to the requirements of this Part, a swimming pool must comply with the structural requirements of other Parts of NCC Volume Two and the ABCB Housing Provisions. The structural requirements refer to the swimming pool being designed and constructed to withstand any combinations of loads and other actions to which it may reasonably be subjected and the structural resistance of the materials and forms of construction used in the swimming pool.

Explanatory information

Cross-volume considerations

Part C2 of NCC Volume Three sets out the requirements for pumped discharge from swimming pools.

NSW H7D4 Construction in bushfire prone areas2019: NSW 3.10.5.0

Delete clause H7D4 and insert NSW H7D4 as follows:

(1) The requirements of (2) only apply in a designated bushfire prone area.

(2) Performance RequirementH7P5 is satisfied for a Class 1 building, or a Class 10a building or deck associated with a Class 1 building, if it is constructed in accordance with—

  1. AS 3959 except—
    1. as amended by Planning for Bush Fire Protection; and
    2. for Section 9 Construction requirements for Bushfire Attack Level FZ (BAL-FZ); or
  2. NASH Standard – Steel Framed Construction in Bushfire Areas except—
    1. as amended by Planning for Bush Fire Protection; and
    2. for buildings subject to Bushfire Attack Level FZ (BAL-FZ); or
  3. (a) or (b) as modified by development consent following consultation with the NSW Rural Fire Service under section 4.14 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 if required; or
  4. (a) or (b) as modified by development consent with a bushfire safety authority issued under section 100B of the Rural Fires Act 1997 for the purposes of integrated development.

Explanatory information

In New South Wales, buildings subject to BAL-FZ must comply with specific conditions of development consent for construction at this level.