C/VM1 & C/AS1, amendment 4


Effective on 1 January 2017 until 3 November 2021

 

Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods (AS and VMs) were called compliance documents. Some still have the “compliance document” title but the AS or VMs they contain are valid and unaffected by the name change.

Paragraph 2.3: Scope limitations on Life rating and Property rating are removed.

Paragraph 3.4: NZS 4514 domestic smoke alarms can be used to extend travel distance in housing.

Paragraph 5.1.2: Requirement for notional boundary between buildings only applies where there is sleeping use.

Cited content in this document can be found on the Building CodeHub website.

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