BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 18B
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 18B
18B . Certificate of design compliance — preliminary action (s. 19(6))
(1) For the purposes
of section 19(6), at least 15 business days before signing a
certificate of design compliance in respect of a Class 2 to Class 9
building, a building surveyor must provide to the FES Commissioner plans and
specifications for the building in sufficient detail to allow assessment of
compliance with the FES Commissioner’s operational requirements.
(2) A building
surveyor does not have to comply with subregulation (1) if —
(a) the
certificate is in respect of a stand‑alone single storey Class 5,
6, 7 or 8 building having a total floor area of 500 m 2 or less; and
(b) no
performance solution is proposed to a building standard that relates to a
performance requirement in the Building Code relating to fire safety.
(3) A building
surveyor does not have to comply with subregulation (1) if —
(a) the
certificate is in respect of a Class 2 to Class 9 building that is being
renovated, altered, improved or repaired; and
(b) no
performance solution is proposed to a building standard that relates to a
performance requirement in the Building Code relating to fire safety.
(4) A building
surveyor does not have to comply with subregulation (1) if —
(a) the
certificate is in respect of a stage of building work to a Class 2 to Class 9
building; and
(b) the
following provisions of the Building Code Volume One do not apply to that
stage —
(i)
Section C concerning fire resistance;
(ii)
Section E Part E1 concerning fire fighting
equipment;
(iii)
Section E Part E2 concerning smoke hazard management.
[Regulation 18B inserted: Gazette
18 Dec 2012 p. 6560-1; amended: Gazette 8 Aug 2017
p. 4345; 26 Mar 2019 p. 946.]