7. Attachment F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

                                                         Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan



provided in this plan has been undertaken in accordance with the BRC Technical Guide (Queensland
Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), 2019).




   Figure 3 Excerpt from Noosa Plan 2020 – Bushfire hazard overlay (Source: NSC IntraMaps 9, 2023).

2.3 AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas

The Australian Standard AS3959:2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas (Standards
Australia, 2009) specifies the requirements for the construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas in
order to improve their resistance to bushfire attack. AS3959:2018 applies to those areas where a
regulated map (i.e. a planning scheme overlay map) identifies an area as a bushfire prone area (or
similar), requiring calculation of Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) in accordance with a methodology outlined
in the standard.

AS3959:2018 thus prescribes the construction details for buildings depending on the calculated BAL.
The detailed requirements relating to construction methods and materials are typically dealt with as part
of building design and enabled via private certification in accordance with the Building Code of Australia.




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