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The object of this Act is to promote work health and safety in relation to building work undertaken by a constitutional corporation, the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity.

This instrument is the Federal Safety Commissioner (Accreditation Scheme) Amendment Rules 2023. (FEDERAL legislation.)

Specifies design, construction and performance requirements for child-resistant fences and gates intended primarily for use in preventing access to swimming pools by young children.

Sets out the limit state design methods to be used in the design or appraisal of structural elements comprised of timber or wood products and of structures comprised substantially of timber.

Sets out requirements for establishing the minimum dead and live loads in the structural design of buildings and structures. This edition is presented in limit states format. A new section on load combinations has now been included.

Sets out data and procedures for determining minimum earthquake loads on structures and their components, and also minimum detailing requirements for structures. It does not consider related phenomena such as settlement, slides, subsidence, liquefaction or faulting in the immediate vicinity of a structure. It does not include nuclear reactors, dams, transmission towers, bridges, piers and wharves, which may require special consideration. The Standard is in limit states format. New earthquake maps are defined in terms of an acceleration coefficient instead of the zoning system used in the previous Standard AS 2121. Domestic structures are now included.

Provides practical guidance on ways to eliminate hazards and/or minimise risks in the safe handling of concrete elements in building construction.

Contains the requirements for: Class 1 and 10a buildings, and certain Class 10b structures, and Class 10c private bushfire shelters.

The Guide is a companion manual to Volume One. It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples, of what are sometimes complex BCA provisions.

The NCC is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia. It allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions.