C Fire Safety and Where Material Incorporated by Reference is Available for Inspection and Purchase, and of Amendment to Compliance Document F7 Warning Systems
Pursuant to section 24(1) of the Building Act 2004
(“the Act”), I give notice of an amendment to the compliance documents for New Zealand Building Code clauses C Fire Safety (“Compliance Document C”) and F7 Warning Systems (“Compliance Document F7”).
The amendments to Compliance Document C and Compliance Document F7 come into force on 1 November 2008.
Compliance Document C and Compliance Document F7 are available for download free of charge from the Department of Building and Housing (“DBH”) website at
www.dbh.govt.nz
New materials incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Building Act 2004 (“the Act”), I give notice that the following materials will be incorporated by reference into the Compliance Document C, effective on 1 November 2008:
AS 1530.7:2007
Amendment 1 of AS/NZS 1221:1997
Amendment to material incorporated by reference
Pursuant to sections 406(c)(ii) and 410(1)(e) of the Act,
I give notice that the material previously incorporated by reference into Compliance Document C, as set out in Column 1 below, will be replaced by the material in Column 2:
Column 1 Column 2
NZS 4503:1993 NZS 4503:2005
The changes to material incorporated by reference set out in Column 2 will take effect in the amended Compliance Document C on 1 November 2008.
Material ceasing to have legal effect
Pursuant to section 408 of the Act, I give notice that the following material incorporated by reference in Compliance Document C is revoked and will cease to have legal effect:
NZS 4203:1992
ISO 834:1975
ISO 3008:1976
ISO 3009:1976
Purchase of materials incorporated by reference
The materials incorporated by reference described above may be purchased directly from Standards New Zealand, Radio New Zealand House, Level 10, 155 The Terrace (Private Bag 2439), Wellington, or online at
www.standards.co.nz
Copies of materials incorporated by reference are also available for purchase through all of DBH’s offices.
Viewing materials incorporated by reference
Materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection free of charge at the DBH national office, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
DBH office locations
The DBH office locations are as follows:
? National office in Wellington: Level 6,
86 Customhouse Quay.
? Auckland office: Level 3, 41 Shortland Street.
? Manukau office: Level 1, CST Nexia Centre,
22 Amersham Way.
? Hamilton office: 2nd Floor, 36 Bryce Street.
? Wellington office: 60 Oriental Parade.
? Christchurch office: Level 2, 10 Nelson Street.
? Porirua Tenancy Services Centre: 1st Floor,
Housing Corp Building, 1 Walton Leigh Avenue.
DBH also has tenancy service delivery locations in: Whangarei, Henderson, Takapuna, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Blenheim, Greymouth, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.
To make an appointment at one of these locations to
view or purchase material incorporated by reference, freephone 0800 836 262.
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 2008.
DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Department of Building and Housing.