Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v4 - 7 Triller Court, Pomona

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v4                                 NCES REF: J000841
Lot 4 on SP320405 – 7 Triller Court, Pomona



6    AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 3959:2018 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN
     BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS (AS 3959:2018) SETBACKS

In accordance with the definition in the National Construction Code, a designated bushfire
prone area in Queensland is land which has been designated under a power of legislation as
being subject, or likely to be subject, to bushfires. Construction of a Class 1 dwelling within a
designated bushfire prone area triggers building design assessment under AS 3959:2018.

The Standard provides minimum construction requirements for new habitable dwellings and
habitable building alterations in designated Bushfire Prone Areas. The construction
requirements are intended to improve the performance of buildings subjected to burning
debris, radiant heat or flame contact. Building works in Designated Bushfire Prone Areas must
be built to the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) construction standard relevant to the building site
as identified by the AS 3959:2018 methodology.
It is important to note that the patch and corridor filtering process adopted within the SPP
assessment methodology is not utilised within the AS 3959 hazard assessment methodology.
This may result in a BAL construction rating higher than that identified within the Quantitative
Modelling section detailed above.
A specific BAL assessment will be required once building plans have been progressed given
the BAL relies on an accurate understanding of the final footprint of the building within the BLE
and is required to be assessed against the active iteration of the Standard at the time of
assessment.




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