Housing Provisions Standard: 2022 (Building Code of Australia)

1.1 Introduction The ABCB Housing Provisions contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions that are considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two (i.e. they comply with the Performance Requirements listed in Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two).

There is no obligation to adopt any particular option contained in the ABCB Housing Provisions if it is preferred to meet the Performance Requirements some other way.

However, if one of the options described in the ABCB Housing Provisions or elsewhere in the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of NCC Volume Two is not complied with, then the appropriate authority must be satisfied that the Performance Requirements have been met.

1.2 Application This Housing Provisions must be applied in accordance with each of the following:

Section A (Governing Requirements) of NCC Volume Two. Any conditions on the use of the ABCB Housing Provisions set out within the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions of NCC Volume Two where it is referenced. The Scope clause at the beginning of each Section of the ABCB Housing Provisions.