Building Amendment Regulations 2019 (WA)

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INDUSTRY REGULATION

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Building Act 2011

Building Amendment Regulations 2019

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.      Citation

These regulations are the Building Amendment
Regulations 2019.

2.     Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on 1 May 2019.

3.      Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Building Regulations 2012.

(1)	In regulation 31BA(2)(b) delete "1 May 2019." and insert:
1 May 2021.
(2)	In regulation 31BA(4)(b) delete "1 May 2019." and insert:
1 May 2021.

Part 2 — Extension of waiver of bush fire

performance requirements

4.      Regulation 31BA amended

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5.      Regulation 31 amended

In regulation 31 in the definition of transitional bush fire application paragraph (a) delete "1 May 2019; and" and insert:

I May 2021; and

Part 3 — Amendments relating to 2019 edition of

Building Code

6.      Regulation 3 amended

(1)	In regulation 3 in the definitions of assessment method,
performance requirement, performance solution, sole-occupancy unit and swimming pool delete "the Building Code Volume 1 Part A 1 ;" and insert:
the Building Code Volume One Schedule 3;
(2)	In regulation 3 in the definition of Building Code delete
"volumes 1 and 2," and insert: Volumes One and Two,
(3)	In regulation 3 in the definition of Building Code pool barrier
requirements paragraph (a) delete "performance requirement P2.5.3 in the Building Code Volume 2 Part 2.5;" and insert:
performance requirement P2.7.1 in the Building Code Volume Two Part 2.7;

(4)	In regulation 3 in the definition of bush fire performance
requirement paragraph (b) delete "the Building Code Volume 2 performance requirement P2.3.4;" and insert:
the Building Code Volume Two performance requirement P2.7.5;
7.	Regulation 3A inserted At the end of Part 1 insert:

3A.	Transitional provision relating to Building Amendment Regulations 2019 Part 3
In a case where, in accordance with these regulations, an edition of the Building Code that is earlier than the

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2019 edition is applicable, these regulations apply, as come into operation.

necessary, as if the Building Amendment

8.      Regulation 31D amended

In regulation 31D(3) in the Table:

(a) delete "Structural provisions" and insert:

Structure

(b) delete "P2.3.2, P2.3.3, P2.3.4, P2.3.5" and insert:

P2.3.2

(c)	after the last row insert:
Volume Two, Part 2.7 — P2.7.3, P2.7.5, P2.7.6
Ancillary provisions and additional construction requirements

9.      Regulation 31HA amended

(1)	In regulation 31HA(1) in the definition of debris criteria delete
"AS 5113:2016 (Fire propagation testing and classification of external walls of buildings)" and insert:
AS 5113 (Classification of external walls of buildings based on
reaction-to-fire performance)
(2)	In regulation 31HA(1) in the definition of external wall delete
"the Building Code Volume 1 Part A 1 ;" and insert:
the Building Code Volume One Schedule 3 for the purposes of Volume One;
(3)	In regulation 31HA(1) in the definition of non-combustible
external wall delete "the Building Code Volume 1 Part Al) by the Building Code Volume 1 Part C1.9;" and insert:
the Building Code Volume One Schedule 3) by the Building Code Volume One Part C1.9;

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10.   Schedule 3 amended

In Schedule 3 in the Table delete "Sound systems and intercom

systems for emergency purposes required under EP4.3" and insert:

Emergency warning and intercom systems required under EP4.3

11.    References to "Volume 1" replaced

In the provisions listed in the Table delete "Volume 1" (each occurrence) and insert:

Volume One

Table

r. 3 def. of Building Code pool r. 3 def. of bush fire

barrier	requirements par. (b)	performance requirement
par. (a)

r. 3 def. of CV3	r. 3 def of fire resistance performance requirement
r. 18B(4)(b)	r. 31A(3)
r. 31D(3A)

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.