Approved Plans - RAL23 0021 & OPW23 0177

                                                                                 FIRE MANAGEMENT REPORT FM 5601-2
               A Class 1 building or a Class 10a building or deck associated with a Class 1 building constructed in a
               designated bushfire prone area is to provide resistance to Bushfire in order to reduce the danger to life and
               reduce the risk of the loss of the building.

               Section 3.7.4.0 of A. Acceptable Construction Manual (Queensland Variation) states that

               a) Subject to (b), Performance Requirement P2.3.4 is satisfied for-
               i) a Class 1 building; or
               ii) a Class 10a A building or deck associated with a Class 1 building,
               located in a designated bushfire prone area if it is constructed in accordance with AS 3959.
               b) The requirements of (a) do not apply when the classified vegetation is Group F rainforest (excluding wet
               sclerophyll forest types), mangrove communities and grasslands under 300mm high.”

               Therefore it must be considered that compliance with any Construction Level of AS 3959 satisfies the
               Performance Requirements of Building Code of Australia, and all construction levels therefore are to be
               considered as mitigating risk in an equal manner.

               The Planning Act 2016 Section 8 What are Planning Instruments (5) and (6) state;

               (5) A local planning instrument must not include provisions about building work, to the extent the building
                   work is regulated under the building assessment provisions, unless permitted under the Building Act.
               (6) To the extent a local planning instrument does not comply with subsection (5), the local planning
                   instrument has no effect.

               The Building Act 1975, Section 31 states;

               “(4) A local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution must not include provisions about
               building work, to the extent the building work is regulated under a code under subsection (3).
               (5) To the extent a local law, local planning instrument or local government resolution does not comply with
               subsection (4), the local law; local planning instrument or local government resolution is of no effect.
               (6) Subsections (3) to (5) are subject to sections 32 and 33.”

2.5.           Ecological Requirements
               There are specific ecological requirements in relation to bushfire management. These are addressed in Section
               3.9 of this report.


       Note;
       The Category of Bushfire Attack referred to in the Australian Standard is different to the Hazard/Risk area
       referred to above.

       Extensive modification of the existing vegetation types including that on adjoining sites could result in a change
       of Category of Bushfire Attack and therefore variation in the Level of construction required.

       It is the responsibility of the owner of each individual site to ensure that plantings subsequent to their
       occupation of the site do not reduce the safety of their buildings in a manner, which could require a higher level
       of Construction than that originally utilised




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