Building Classification Building Codes & Rules

NCC Volume 1

NCC Volume 1

Pools^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (2) (b)}

Private Bushfire Shelter^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (2) (c)}

Boarding Houses^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G2 (2) (b) (i)}

• < 300m²
• ≤ 12 residents
• ≥ 4 short term holiday apartments or dwellings

LEGEND

Persons Sleeping

High Risk

2 or More Classes in a Building?^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G1}

• A minor area of a storey with a different Class may take on the Class of the parent building if:
• Area is < 10% of the storey &
• is not a Laboratory or Class 2, 3 or 4

Units^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G3 (1)}

• ≥ 2 SOU's

Public Buildings^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G10 (1)}

Assembly^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G10 (2) (b)}

eg Schools, Clubs

Churches

Age Care^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G10 (2) (c)}

eg Nursing Homes

NCC Volume 2

Boarding

Houses,

Hostels &

Residential

parts of:

• Motels
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Jails

NCC Volume 2

Private

Garage^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (2) (a)}

Detached

Houses^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G2 (2) (a)}

Townhouses^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G2 (2) (a) (ii)}

Villas^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G2 (2) (a) (ii)}

Boarding

Houses,

Hostels^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G4 (2)}

Flat^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G5} in

Class 5,6,7,8,9

(Only 1 allowed)

^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G5}

Offices^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G6}

Shops

Restaurants

Markets^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G7 (1)}

Warehouses^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G8 (2) (b)}

Carparks^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G8 (2) (a)}

Laboratories

Factories^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G9}

Produce or

assemble goods

Health Care^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G10 (2) (a)} eg Hospitals

Service & Outdoor Areas^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G1 (4)}

• Have the same Class as the building they are serving

Fences, Retaining or

Freestanding Walls,

Swimming Pools^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (2) (b)}

Sheds^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (2) (a)}

Non-habitable^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, A6G11 (1)}