NCC 2022 Volume One - Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 buildings
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Specification 18 Class 2 and 3 buildings not more than 25 m in effective height

Specification 18 Class 2 and 3 buildings not more than 25 m in effective height

VIC S18C3 System requirements2019: Spec E1.5a: 2

Delete subclause S18C3(1) and insert VIC S18C3(1) as follows:

(1) A required automatic fire sprinkler system installed in a Class 2 or 3 building with an effective height of not more than 25 m and a rise in storeys of 4 or more must comply with—

  1. AS 2118.1 except clause 5.9.10 of AS 2118.1 does not apply and is replaced with ‘Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected’; or
  2. AS 2118.4, as applicable; or
  3. FPAA101D—
    1. except for residential care building (Vic); and
    2. except that clause 2.2.1 of FPAA101D applies as if the first paragraph is replaced with ‘Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected’; or
  4. FPAA101H—
    1. except for residential care building (Vic); and
    2. except that clause 3.5.2.8 of FPAA101H applies as if the first paragraph is replaced with ‘Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected’; and
    3. except that clause 3.5.3 of FPAA101H applies as if it is replaced with:
      1. The location and spacing of sprinklers in Class 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9b parts of the building shall be in accordance with Section 5 of AS 2118.1:2017.
      2. The location and spacing of sprinklers in Class 9a and 9c parts of the building shall be in accordance with Section 5 of AS 2118.1:2017 except that clause 5.9.10 of AS 2118.1 does not apply and is replaced with ‘Covered balconies shall be sprinkler protected’.